Contemporary entrepreneurship research

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COURSE CONTEMPORARY ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH (5 credits) Admission Enrolled as Ph.D. student (at JIBS or elsewhere). Fluent in English. Requirements Newcomers to the field can follow the course, but it is useful also forthose with some background in entrepreneurship.Objectives The goal of the course is to introduce the students into the field ofentrepreneurship research and the problems, theories and methods that areprevalent in (empirical) research on entrepreneurship. Students should learn to‘know-the field’ and develop an ability to assess its strengths and weaknesses aswell as its development trends.Contents We will have a few comprehensive meetings. This makes it easier for students who are not at JIBS full time to follow the course. The themes of the meetings willbe: a) The domain of entrepreneurship research (reading assignment; discussionseminar), b) Entrepreneurship journals (students read a volume of anentrepreneurship journal and report back to fellow students and instructor(s);discussion seminar, c) Entrepreneurship sub-topics (students choose a sub-topic,searches and reads publications on that topic, and report back to fellow studentsand instructor; group discussion) and d) Entrepreneurship dissertations and books(students read recent dissertations or books in the field and report back to fellowstudents and instructor; discussion seminar), .Teaching Instructor lead discussion seminars. Student presentations. Self-study in groups or individually.Instructors Per Davidsson is the main instructor. He is professor of Entrepreneurship at JIBS and an internationally highly recognised researcher in the areas ofentrepreneurship and small business. Guest instructors may appear alongside withPer.Examination Written hand-ins from assignments. Active participation in class. The grades are ‘pass’ or ‘fail’.Course Course compendium (handed/sent out before first meeting). Dissertations, journals readings and other publications for assignments according to the student’s own choice .Schedule (preliminary)Time Event Read/Hand-inPlace Mon Sep. 2 Time to start reading(at the latest – thereadings for the firstmeeting arecomprehensive)Course compendium AnywhereMon 9 Sep Assignment 1 per.davidsson@jibs.hj.seWed 11 Sep Meeting 1: The domainof entrepreneurshipresearch Course compendium JIBS B619 (6th floor)Deliberations continue inthe pub after classMon Sep 30 Assignment 2 PD’s mail/emailThu Oct. 3 Entrepreneurshipjournals; studentpresentation and classdiscussion Approved readings ofyour own choiceB619Fri Oct. 4 Entrepreneurshipjournals; studentpresentation and classdiscussion (cont.) Approved readings ofyour own choiceB619Fri Oct. 18 Assignment 3 per.davidsson@jibs.hj.seTue Oct. 22 Entrepreneurship sub-topics; studentpresentation and classdiscussion Approved readings ofyour own choiceB619Wed Oct 23 Entrepreneurship sub-topics; studentpresentation and classdiscussion (cont.) Approved readings ofyour own choiceB619Assignment4per.davidsson@jibs.hj.seTue Nov. 12 Entrepreneurshipdissertations & books;student presentationand class discussion Approved readings ofyour own choiceB619Wed Nov. 13 Entrepreneurshipdissertations & books;student presentationand class discussion(cont.) Approved readings ofyour own choiceB619.Deliberations continue inthe pub after classWhy spread out the meetings over two days? I don’t know about you, but I can’t keep up the quality of thought or attention for a whole day! I suggest that while in Jönköping, students from other universities make use of the ICE collection in our library for their next assignment!COURSE CONTEMPORARY ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH (5 credits) Assignment 1: The domain of entrepreneurship research (individual or team of 2-3 students) Read the articles/book excerpts in the Compendium carefully and thoughtfully. Prepare a 5 page (min.) document on the following issues:1. Is it possible to have a precise definition of ‘entrepreneurship’? Why/why not?2. Is it important to have a precise definition of ‘entrepreneurship’? (if you regard it impossible: Is that a major weakness for this field of research?) Why/why not?3. How does ‘entrepreneurship’ relate to disciplines such as ‘sociology’, ‘economics’ and psychology’; to management research, and to application areas such as ‘small business’ and‘innovation’?4. What research questions should entrepreneurship research address in order to make a meaningful and respected contribution to knowledge development? Why not?5. How can/should entrepreneurship be studied empirically? (what types of data collection and data analysis methods accord with it; what choice of theory; what should be the unit(s) of analysis?)COURSE CONTEMPORARY ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH (5 credits) Assignment 2: Entrepreneurship journals (team of 2-3 students)1. Select a recent (98-01) volume (i.e. in most cases a calendar year) of an Entrepreneurship Journal2. Get your selection approved by me (to avoid clashes).3. Read all papers ‘lightly’; focus on theory; method; results.4. Re-read a selection of articles more thoroughly.5. Prepare in writing (min. 5 pages)a. an overview, discussing things like topics, emerging themes, favored theories and methods, core references, surprising absence of topics,b. a summary of the ‘best’ article(s) you found, including why you thought it best.6. Hand in to me according to schedule.7. Prepare a 15 minute oral presentation of that ‘best’ paper as if it were your own and you were presenting at a research conference.Suitable journal are:Journal of Business Venturing,Entrepreneurship Theory & PracticeEntrepreneurship and Regional DevelopmentSmall Business EconomicsVenture Capital– there are others and our ICE collection in the library has them all – but avoid those that are purely ‘small business’ or purely ‘innovation’ rather than small business). Alternatively, you can compile at least 16 articles representing “Entrepreneurship research in MainstreamJournals”, for example the following:Garud et al article in Academy of Management Journal Feb. 2002Gimeno et al (1997) article in Administrative Science Quarterly, 42, 750-783.Lerner (1999) article in The Journal of Business, 73, 285-318Lumpkin, G. T., & Dess, G. G. (1996). Clarifying the entrepreneurial orientation construct and linking it to performance. Academy of Management Review, 21(1), 135-172.McGrath, R. G. (1999). Falling forward: Real options reasoning and entrepreneurial failure. Academy of Management Review, 24(1), 13-30.Sarasvathy, S. (2001). Causation and effectuation: towards a theoretical shift from economic inevitability to entrepreneurial contingency. Academy of Management Review, 26(2), 243-288.Shane, S. (2000). Prior knowledge and the discovery of entrepreneurial opportunities. Organization Science, 11(4), 448-469.Shrader et al. article in Academy of Management Journal Dec. 2000.Strategic Management Journal (2001) vol. 22, issue 6-7 (special issue).Stuart et al (1999) article in Administrative Science Quarterly, 44, 315-349.Thornton, P. H. (1999). The sociology of entrepreneurship. Annual Review of Sociology, 25, 19-46.COURSE CONTEMPORARY ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH (5 credits) Assignment 3: Entrepreneurship sub-topics (team of 2-3 students)1. Select an entrepreneurship ‘sub-topic’.2. Get your selection approved by me.3. Search and read articles about this sub-topic (you should probably try to find at least tenExamples of ‘entrepreneurship sub-topics’:the start-up processsmall firm growthfemale entrepreneurshipethnic/immigrant entrepreneurship corporate entrepreneurship-entrepreneurial management-new internal venturing high-tech start ups/NTBFs entrepreneurial finance-venture capital-business angelsthe environment for entrepreneurship the psychology of entrepreneurship the sociology of entrepreneurship the economics of entrepreneurship5. Write a report (min. 5 pages) on the research.6. Prepare 15 minutes oral presentation.Note: the last time I ran this course we later developed the papers written for this assignment inot a research report:Salvato, C., Davidsson, P., & Persson, A. (Eds.). (1999). Entrepreneurial Knowledge and Learning: Conceptual Advances and Directions for Future Research. Jönköping: Jönköping International Business School.COURSE CONTEMPORARY ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH (5 credits) Assignment 4: Entrepreneurship dissertations or books (individual)1. Select a recent (1998-02) doctoral dissertation or book on entrepreneurship.2. Get your selection approved by me.3. Read and contemplate!4. Prepare in writing a two-part paper of min. 5 pagesa. Summary, which describes problem, theoretical points of departure, method, and major findings (incl. implications for practitioners and future research). Make this your own summary; not the author’s.b. Discuss strengths and weaknesses of the thesis/book, with a special emphasis on the use of theory and method as tools for producing meaningful knowledge about the selected problem.5. Hand in according to schedule.6. Prepare a 20 minute presentation (i.e.; conference length). Remember that in 20 minutes you can make about four points if you want any room at all for elaboration).Recommended dissertations from various universities:Danell (Umeå, 2000)Ferguson (SLU, 1999)Hjorth (Växjö, 2001)D. Johansson (KTH, 2001)Jonson-Ahl (JIBS, 2002)Mölleryd (HHS, 1999)A. Nilsson (Karolinska, 2001)Samuelsson (JIBS, forthcoming)Pripp (Stockholm, 2001)Reitan (Trondheim, 1998)Rickne (Chalmers, 2000)Wiklund’s (JIBS, 1998)Winborg (Lund, 2000)Some recommended books:Aldrich, H. (1999). Organizations Evolving. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.Hitt, M., Ireland, D., Camp, M. S., & Sexton, D. L. (Eds.). (2002). Strategic Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Mindset. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.Meyer, G. D., & Heppard, K. A. (Eds.). (2000). Entrepreneurship as Strategy. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage.The course compendium will consist of the following readings to be read prior to the first meeting (for the first assignment)*Aldrich, H., & Martinez, M. E. (2001). Many are called but few are chosen: an evolutionary perspective for the study of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 25(4,Summer), 41-56.Busenitz, L., West III, G. P., Shepherd, D., Nelson, T., Chandler, G. N., & Zacharakis, A.(forthcoming). Entrepreneurship Research in Emergence: Past Trends and Future Directions.Journal of Management.*Chandler, G. N., & Lyon, D. W. (2001). Methodological issues in entrepreneurship research: the past decade. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 25(4, Summer), 101-113. Davidsson, P. (forthcoming). Towards a Paradigm for Entrepreneurship Research. Manuscript prepared for the JAI Press series 'Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence, andGrowth' edited by D. Shepherd & J. Katz.*Davidsson, P., Low, M. B., & Wright, M. (2001). Editor's Introduction: Low and MacMillan Ten Years On: Achievements and Future Directions for Entrepreneurship Research.Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 25(4, Summer), 5-15.*Davidsson, P., & Wiklund, J. (2001). Levels of analysis in entrepreneurship research: current practice and suggestions for the future. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 25(4,Summer), 81-99.**Erikson, T. (2001). "The Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Study:" A Few Comments and Some Suggested Extensions. Academy of Management Review, 26(1), 12-13.**Gartner, W. B. (2001). Is there an elephant in entrepreneurship research? Blind assumptions in theory development. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 25(4, Summer), 27-39.**Shane, S., & Venkataraman, S. (2001). Entrepreneurship as a field of research: a response to Zahra and Dess, Singh, and Erikson. Academy of Management Review, 26(1), 13-16. Shane, S. A., & Venkataraman, S. (2000). The promise of entrepreneurship as a field of research.Academy of Management Review, 25(1), 217-226.**Singh, R. P. (2001). A Comment on Developing the Field of Entrepreneurship Through the Study of Opportunity Recognition and Exploitation. Academy of Management Review, 26(1), 10-12.*Ucbasaran, D., Westhead, P., & Wright, M. (2001). The Focus of Entrepreneurship Research: Contextual and Process Issues. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 25(4, Summer), 57-80. **Zahra, S., & Dess, G. G. (2001). Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research: Encouraging Dialogue and Debate. Academy of Management Review, 26(1), 8-10.* : these articles appear in the same special issue of ET&P.** : these are short notes appearing in the same issue of AMR. They debate the Shane & Venkataraman (2000) paper.。