Entrepreneurship is a phenomenon of tremendous societal importance. It is alsoan elusive phenomenon and researching entrepreneurship is therefore funfascinating... » 

Entrepreneurship is a phenomenon of tremendous societal importance. It is alsoan elusive phenomenon and researching entrepreneurship is therefore funfascinating and frustrating at times. In Researching Entrepreneurship PerDavidsson one of the most highly recognized entrepreneurship scholars sharesin a personal and readable way his rich experience and ideas on howentrepreneurship can or should be researched. After a comprehensive treatmentof entrepreneurship as societal phenomenon and scholarly domain the corechapters of the book discuss design sampling operationalization and analysisissues on several levels of analysis individual venture firm industryregion and nation. The book is targeted at doctoral students and other relativenewcomers to the field of entrepreneurship research. However taking a freshreflective perspective and looking beyond research conventions it shouldprovide potential for inspiration and food for thought also for experiencedentrepreneurship researchers. TOCWhat is Entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurshipas Research Domain. This Thing Called Theory. General Design Issues.Sampling Issues. Operationalization Issues. Preparing a Secondary DataSet. Job Creation as the Dependent Variable. The Power of Replication. AQuick Look at Analysis Method. «