A fresh look at patterns and assumptions in the field of entrepreneurship: What can we learn?

G Dushnitsky, SF Matusik - Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Summary This article invites scholars to reconsider how the evolution of
entrepreneurial phenomena affects the underlying theories employed in our field. We …

What's in a name? On language, concept formation, and the definition disputes in the entrepreneurship literature

PO Jonsson - Cultural Science Journal, 2014 - sciendo.com
When it comes to entrepreneurship, the conceptual framework of economics is disjointed:
On the one hand almost everyone agrees that entrepreneurial initiative and creativity are …

It's entrepreneurship, not enterprise: Ai Weiwei as entrepreneur

D Hjorth, R Holt - Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2016 - Elsevier
We challenge the obvious and easy association of enterprise and entrepreneurship. We do
so by arguing that entrepreneurship is inherently social and collective, something that is …

Entrepreneurs as scientists: A pragmatist approach to producing value out of uncertainty

T Zellweger, T Zenger - Academy of Management Review, 2023 - journals.aom.org
Building on pragmatism, we advance an entrepreneur-as-scientist perspective and depict
entrepreneurs as engaging in causally inferential action by forming beliefs, testing these …

Chapter 8 The Epistemology of Entrepreneurship

AM Diamond - Experts and epistemic monopolies, 2012 - emerald.com
Entrepreneurs have two advantages over credentialed experts. They “know” less of what is
false, and they (informally) know more of what is true. They know less of what is false …

Entrepreneurial opportunities as propensities: Do Ramoglou & Tsang move the field forward?

P Davidsson - Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Ramoglou & Tsang's (R&T) article “A realist perspective of entrepreneurship:
Opportunities as propensities” is a recent, potentially influential addition to the literature on …

Becoming an academic entrepreneur: how scientists develop an entrepreneurial identity

CS Hayter, B Fischer, E Rasmussen - Small Business Economics, 2021 - Springer
While academic entrepreneurship depends on the entrepreneurial behavior of university
scientists, management studies show that identity development precedes behavioral …

The bird-in-hand principle: who I am, what I know, and whom I know

SD Sarasvathy - 2008 - papers.ssrn.com
This technical note explores a framework by which entrepreneurs can evaluate their ideas
before going forward based on who they are, what they know, and whom they know …

Entrepreneurial action as human action: Sometimes judgment-driven, sometimes not

RA Hunt, DA Lerner - Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2018 - Elsevier
This article elaborates on a lively and rapidly evolving conversation central to
entrepreneurship: the underpinnings of entrepreneurial action. In particular, we respond to a …

Chapter 13 The Nature of the Entrepreneurial Process: Causation, Effectuation, and Pragmatism

J Kraaijenbrink - New technology-based firms in the new millennium, 2012 - emerald.com
This chapter is an appreciation of and a critical reflection on Sarasvathy's work on the
causation and effectuation models of entrepreneurship. While Sarasvathy has made …