Managing Trade-Offs in Entrepreneurial Theorizing

Dean A. Shepherd () and Holger Patzelt ()
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Dean A. Shepherd: University of Notre Dame
Holger Patzelt: Technical University of Munich

Chapter Chapter 4 in Entrepreneurial Theorizing, 2023, pp 93-131 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract While several editors and scholars have shared critical insights into the craft of writing a theory paper, there is an essential aspect of publishing a theory paper that is less understood: the process by which expert reviewers and authors engage in the review process, which has a significant influence on theory. We examine critiques and responses to entrepreneurship theorizing to identify three major challenges of entrepreneurship theorizing: (1) the scope of the entrepreneurship paper’s theorizing being either too narrow or too shallow; (2) the common features of the paper’s contextualization, boundary conditions, and time considerations; and (3) the “point of view” of the entrepreneurship paper’s perspective—theoretical, philosophical, level, and purpose. This chapter offers a framework that guides (1) entrepreneurship scholars to find a balance to maximize their contributions and (2) reviewers and editors on managing the revise-and-resubmit process to advance the entrepreneurship field.

Keywords: Boundary conditions; Contextualization; Depth; Publishing; Scope; Time; Writing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24045-4_4

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