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Written by leading scholars, The Wiley Handbook of Entrepreneurship provides a distinctive overview of methodological, theoretical and paradigm changes in the area of entrepreneurship research. It is divided into four parts covering history and theory, individual differences and creativity, organizational aspects of innovation including intrapreneurship, and macroeconomic aspects such as social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship in developing countries. The result is a must-have resource for seasoned researchers and newcomers alike, as well as practitioners and advanced students of business, entrepreneurship, and social and organizational psychology.
List of contents
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxiii
Section 1 Entrepreneurship: Theory and Research
1a: Understanding Entrepreneurship 1
1 A Future of Entrepreneurship Research: Domain, Data, Theory, and Impact 3
Per Davidsson
Introduction 3
Narrowing and Broadening the Field 3
Richer, Better, and More Varied Data 6
The Quest for Increased Theoretical Precision 7
Abstraction, Conceptual Clarity, and Operationalization 9
Sample Size, Data Quality, Statistical Significance, and Practical Relevance 12
Expanding the null hypothesis 13
Stating predictions as comparisons 13
Developing non-nil predictions 13
Specifying other than linear functional forms 13
Recognizing Context 13
Increased Demands for Practical Relevance 14
Conclusion 17
References 17
2 Entrepreneurship as a Process: Empirical Evidence for Entrepreneurial Engagement Levels 25
Peter van der Zwan and Roy Thurik
Introduction 25
Merits of Entrepreneurship as a Process 27
Three Stylized Facts 28
Latent Entrepreneurship 29
Different Roles Throughout the Process 29
Country Differences 30
Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Research 31
References 33
3 Types and Roles of Productive Entrepreneurship: A Conceptual Study 37
Sander Wennekers and André van Stel
Introduction 37
Ensuing Research Questions 39
Methodology 39
Typologies and Types 39
From Typologies/Dimensions to Major Types 41
Twelve major types of entrepreneurship 43
Further Reduction to Four Main Types 44
Entrepreneurial Roles 45
General Entrepreneurial Roles 45
Specific Entrepreneurial Roles 46
Intermediary Effects and Final Contributions 50
Intermediate Effects 51
Final Contributions 54
Causal Chains per Main Type of Entrepreneurship: A Synthesis 57
Ambitious Innovators 57
Ambitious Replicators/Adapters 58
Solo Self-Employed 59
Managerial Employers (Rest Group) 60
Discussion and Conclusions 61
Summarizing and Interpreting the Main Findings 61
Implications for Research 62
Implications for Policy 63
Conclusion 65
References 65
4 Toward a Theory of Entrepreneurial Behavior 71
Bruce T. Teague and William B. Gartner
Introduction 71
The Current State of Entrepreneurial Behavior Scholarship 72
(Re)defining Entrepreneurial Behavior 73
Defining Behavior 73
Defining Entrepreneurial Behavior 74
The Role of Behavior in Existing Theories and Frameworks 76
A Theory of Enterpreneurial Behavior 78
Behavioral Repertoire 80
Sources of Behavioral Variation 81
Level of Mastery 83
Implications of a Theory of Entrepreneurial Behavior 84
Toward an Entrepreneurial Behavior Research Agenda 85
Next Steps 86
Conclusions 87
References 88
Section 2 The Individual: Psychology of Entrepreneurship 95
5 The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: A Selective Review and a Path Forward 97
Kelly G. Shaver and Amy E. Davis
Introduction 97
Why Ask Why? 97
The Personality Approach 98
Single Traits 98
Achievement Motivation 98
Risk Propensity 99
Broad Sets of Dimensions 100
Inventories of Traits 100
Latent Dimensions 101
The Social Cognition
About the author
Gorkan Ahmetoglu is Lecturer in Business Psychology at University College London (UCL), and co-founder of Meta Profiling Ltd.
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is Professor of Business Psychology at University College London (UCL), and CEO of Hogan Assessments.
Bailey Klinger is Founder and Executive Chairman of the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, and was previously a Fellow at Harvard University's Center for International Development.
Tessa Karcisky is a Business Psychologist with a PhD from the University of Cologne.
Summary
Written by leading scholars, The Wiley Handbook of Entrepreneurship provides a distinctive overview of methodological, theoretical and paradigm changes in the area of entrepreneurship research. It is divided into four parts covering history and theory, individual differences and creativity, organizational aspects of innovation including intrapreneurship, and macroeconomic aspects such as social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship in developing countries. The result is a must-have resource for seasoned researchers and newcomers alike, as well as practitioners and advanced students of business, entrepreneurship, and social and organizational psychology.
