Entrepreneurship: Past Research and Future Challenges*

Murray B. Low and Ian C. MacMillan
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Murray B. Low: University of Pennsylvania
Ian C. MacMillan: University of Pennsylvania

A chapter in Entrepreneurship, 2007, pp 131-154 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The contributions and shortcomings of past entrepreneurship research can be viewed within the context of six research design specifications: purpose, theoretical perspective, focus, level of analysis, time frame and methodology. The authors suggest a unifying definition of the field of entrepreneurship. The recent trend toward theory driven research that is contextual and process oriented is encouraging. It is time for entrepreneurship researchers to pursue causality more aggressively. Exploratory studies that are not theory driven should be discouraged unless the topic is highly original. Implications for practicing entrepreneurs are discussed.

Keywords: Venture Capital; Future Challenge; Harvard Business Review; Entrepreneurial Firm; Entrepreneurial Process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-48543-8_6

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