Entrepreneurship as a Scientific Research Programme*

José Maria Veciana
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José Maria Veciana: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

A chapter in Entrepreneurship, 2007, pp 23-71 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this article entrepreneurship as a scientific research programmeis developed and presented. In this relatively new field of study many different theories have emerged that try to explain the phenomenon of new enterprise or venture creation. After a brief treatment of the antecedents and historic development of entrepreneurship, the author discusses and suggests what should be the distinctive domain of entrepreneurship research. He then develops and presents the different paradigms or theoretical approaches that have emerged in this field. An attempt is made to classify the diverse theories based on the various theoretical approaches to the study of entrepreneurship. The aim of this paper is not only to delimit this broad field of study but also to offer a guide for future empirical research and theoretical developments.

Keywords: Small Business; Family Firm; Hard Core; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Transaction Cost Economic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-48543-8_2

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