Selecting Methodologies for Entrepreneurial Research: Trade-offs and Guidelines

Ken G. Smith, Martin J. Gannon and Harry J. Sapienza

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1989, vol. 14, issue 1, 39-50

Abstract: Entrepreneurial (including small-business) research is characterized by a large number of different research methodologies, each of which possesses advantages and disadvantages. Hence an entrepreneurial researcher must consider the trade-offs associated with each type of methodology. This paper describes these trade-offs and develops a set of guidelines that a researcher can use for selecting a specific type of methodology.

Date: 1989
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DOI: 10.1177/104225878901400104

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