Gibt es eine Theorie der Unternehmensgründung? Überlegungen zum Theorieapparat eines jungen Forschungsfeldes

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenAufsätze in KonferenzbändenForschungbegutachtet

Authors

  • Reinhard Schulte
Is there a theory available, delivering a general frame of reference for research on the process of starting and managing new ventures? Scientific research on the foundation and growth of new ventures is seen as policy driven and quite poor in terms of its theoretical background. The objective of this paper is to analyze differ-ent approaches trying to give research on business start ups a theoretical setting. We refer to five theory ap-proaches, including Founder Psychology, Agency Theory, Industrial Economics, Start up-Management, and Organizational Ecology. The paper shows that New Venture Management does not lack theory in general. Some of the approaches discussed deliver valuable contributions for theoretic analyses. However, these approaches are isolated and deficient in terms of the requirements which have to be met. We conclude that New Venture Management is still in need of an overall theory which can be used as an overall frame of reference for research on the foun-dation and growth of new ventures.
OriginalspracheDeutsch
TitelUnderstanding the regulatory climate for entrepreneurship and SMEs : Beiträge zu den Rencontres de St-Gall 2006
HerausgeberUrs Fueglistaller , T. Volery , W. Weber
Anzahl der Seiten12
VerlagKMU Verlag HSG
Erscheinungsdatum2006
Seiten1-12
ISBN (Print)978-3-906541-24-2, 3-906541-24-X
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 2006
VeranstaltungRencontres de St-Gall - 2006: Understanding the Regulatory Climate for Entrepreneurship and SMEs - Wildhaus, Schweiz
Dauer: 18.09.200621.09.2006