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Capturing the Complexity and Ambiguity of Academic Fields: Determining Consensual Definitions for Small Business Research, Entrepreneurship and Their Shared Interface

verfasst von : Andreas Kuckertz, Christoph Mandl

Erschienen in: Complexity in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Research

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Small business management and entrepreneurship are clearly related phenomena but certainly not synonymous. We seek to capture and disentangle this complex relationship between both fields by employing a large-scale survey of small business and entrepreneurship scholars and a content analysis of published research from both areas, from which we derive an implicit consensual definition of each field and the interface between them. Our findings suggest the presence of a relatively strong common bond within the fields that enables researchers to reflect multiple perspectives, while still maintaining each field’s distinctiveness.

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Titel: Capturing the Complexity and Ambiguity of Academic Fields: Determining Consensual Definitions for Small Business Research, Entrepreneurship and Their Shared Interface
verfasst von: Andreas Kuckertz
Christoph Mandl
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Complexity in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Research
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-27106-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-27108-8

Copyright-Jahr: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27108-8_20