Integrative entrepreneurship research-bridging the gap between sociological and economic perspectives
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in: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Jahrgang 6, Nr. 2, 01.2014, S. 118-139.
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T1 - Integrative entrepreneurship research-bridging the gap between sociological and economic perspectives
AU - Bögenhold, Dieter
AU - Fink, Matthias
AU - Kraus, Sascha
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - The predominant perspective of entrepreneurship was rooted in the battle of entrepreneurship scholars to establish and legitimate a distinct discipline within the economics research community by delineating it from neighbouring disciplines such as sociology and psychology. As a result, social science aspects have tended to remain ignored; entrepreneurship research has largely lost the view of 'the big picture' that is necessary to understand the complex phenomenon under research. We argue that, in order to earn legitimacy as a research discipline, entrepreneurship research needs to be reintegrated into the broader landscape of social science - the missing links of entrepreneurship research. We therefore investigate which interfaces between sociological and economic perspectives can be identified in the discussion on entrepreneurship research on the basis of a questionnaire survey of 105 entrepreneurship researchers in the German-language realm, thereby providing a necessary base line for an interdisciplinary research program that offers the underpinnings for interdisciplinary research and first steps for a future integrative entrepreneurship research approach.
AB - The predominant perspective of entrepreneurship was rooted in the battle of entrepreneurship scholars to establish and legitimate a distinct discipline within the economics research community by delineating it from neighbouring disciplines such as sociology and psychology. As a result, social science aspects have tended to remain ignored; entrepreneurship research has largely lost the view of 'the big picture' that is necessary to understand the complex phenomenon under research. We argue that, in order to earn legitimacy as a research discipline, entrepreneurship research needs to be reintegrated into the broader landscape of social science - the missing links of entrepreneurship research. We therefore investigate which interfaces between sociological and economic perspectives can be identified in the discussion on entrepreneurship research on the basis of a questionnaire survey of 105 entrepreneurship researchers in the German-language realm, thereby providing a necessary base line for an interdisciplinary research program that offers the underpinnings for interdisciplinary research and first steps for a future integrative entrepreneurship research approach.
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - Interdisciplinarity
KW - Researcher survey
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84902471267&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJEV.2014.062748
DO - 10.1504/IJEV.2014.062748
M3 - Scientific review articles
VL - 6
SP - 118
EP - 139
JO - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing
JF - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing
SN - 1742-5360
IS - 2
ER -