Is There an Elephant in Entrepreneurship? Blind Assumptions in Theory Development*

William B. Gartner
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William B. Gartner: University of Southern California

A chapter in Entrepreneurship, 2007, pp 229-242 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This article uses the six key specification decisions for entrepreneurship research (purpose, theoretical perspective, focus, level of analysis, time frame, and methodology) outlined in Low and MacMillan (1988) to explore unstated assumptions in entrepreneurship theory development. An article by Shane and Venkataraman (2000), “The Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research,” is analyzed and recommended as a model for clarity. A recommendation is made that the field of entrepreneurship needs to develop communities of scholars identified with specific research questions and issues.

Keywords: Theory Development; Family Business; Entrepreneurial Orientation; Firm Emergence; Corporate Entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-48543-8_11

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