Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Edited by Malin Brännback, Dean and Chaired Professor of International Business, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, Alan L. Carsrud, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, and Carsrud & Associates, Consultants to Entrepreneurs & Family Firms, Texas, USA, Diana M. Hechavarria, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Julian E. Lange Term Chair, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship,, USA and Jill Kickul, Distinguished University Professor, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

‘This Handbook tackles some of the most urgent issues in entrepreneurship research today, including ethical challenges, empirical rigor, cross-cultural studies, use of large-scale secondary data, experiments and new measures, and contemporary qualitative methodologies including ethnography and practice approaches. The editors have brought together a team of distinguished scholars from the entrepreneurship field, who delve into both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, providing readers with a robust toolkit to advance the quality and impact of their research.’

• Contents1 Research in entrepreneurship: an introduction to the research challenges for the twenty-first century 1M�a�l�i�n� �B�r�än�n�b�a�c�k�,� �A�l�a�n� �C�a�r�s�r�u�d�,� �D�i�a�n�a� �H�e�c�h�a�v�a�r�r�i�a�,� �J�i�l�l� �K�i�c�k�u�l� �a�n�d� �R�i�c�h�a�r�d� �T�.� �H�a�r�r�i�s�o�n�2 Unraveling the ethical dilemmas of research in entrepreneurship: a comprehensive analysis 10B�e�n�s�o�n� �H�o�n�i�g� �a�n�d� �J�a�v�i�d� �N�a�f�a�r�i�3 From philosophy of science to theory testing: generating practical knowledge in entrepreneurship 22T�h�o�m�a�s� �P�.� �K�e�n�w�o�r�t�h�y� �a�n�d� �W�.� �E�d�w�a�r�d� �M�c�M�u�l�l�a�n�4 Leveraging large-scale secondary data in entrepreneurship research 42D�i�a�n�a� �M�.� �H�e�c�h�a�v�a�r�r�i�a�,� �A�l�a�n� �C�a�r�s�r�u�d� �a�n�d� �P�a�v�a�s� �P�a�n�d�e�y�5 Thoughts on the challenge of empirical research in entrepreneurship 93D�a�v�i�d� �D�e�e�d�s�6 Measuring progress in entrepreneurship research 103L�i�n�d�a� �F�.� �E�d�e�l�m�a�n�,� �T�a�t�i�a�n�a� �S�.� �M�a�n�o�l�o�v�a�,� �C�a�n�d�i�d�a� �G�.� �B�r�u�s�h� �a�n�d� �S�c�o�t�t� �L�a�t�h�a�m�7 Experimental methods in entrepreneurship research 134K�e�l�l�y� �G�.� �S�h�a�v�e�r�8 Looking into the future: valid multiple- and single-item measures in entrepreneurship research 159L�e�o�n� �S�c�h�j�o�e�d�t�,� �K�r�i�t�t�a�y�a� �S�a�n�g�b�o�o�n� �a�n�d� �K�e�l�l�y� �G�.� �S�h�a�v�e�r�9 Control variables: use, misuse, and recommended use 182L�e�o�n� �S�c�h�j�o�e�d�t�,� �K�r�i�t�t�a�y�a� �S�a�n�g�b�o�o�n� �a�n�d� �B�a�r�b�a�r�a� �B�i�r�d�10 Cross-cultural studies in entrepreneurship: a note on culture and language 201M�a�l�i�n� �B�r�än�n�b�a�c�k�,� �S�t�e�f�a�n� �L�ån�g�,� �A�l�a�n� �C�a�r�s�r�u�d� �a�n�d� �S�i�r�i� �T�e�r�j�e�s�e�n� �11 Fighting a rearguard action? Reflections on the philosophy and practice of qualitative research in entrepreneurship 220Richard T. Harrison and Claire M. Leitch12 Ethnographic approaches to entrepreneurship and small-business research: what lessons can we learn? 246Karin Berglund and Caroline Wigren13 The practice approach and interactive research in entrepreneurship and small-scale venturing 269Bengt Johannisson