Nurturing modalities of inquiry in entrepreneurship research : seeing the world through the eyes of those who research / edited by David Higgins, Catherine Brentnall, Paul Jones, Pauric McGowan.

Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationLeeds : Emerald Publishing, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Description1 online resource.
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Subjects
Entrepreneurship--Research.

Other author/creatorHiggins, David (Senior Lecturer, Leadership and Management), editor. https://isni.org/isni/0000000442681529
Other author/creatorBrentnall, Catherine, editor.
Other author/creatorJones, Paul, 1967 September 22- editor. https://isni.org/isni/0000000048030613
Other author/creatorMcGowan, Pauric, editor. https://isni.org/isni/0000000047033193
SeriesContemporary issues in entrepreneurship research
Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research. ^A1256320
Contents Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning to See Nothing But Seeking to Gain Everything: Entrepreneurship Research as an Artistic Process of Inquiry -- Introduction -- Finding Opportunity -- Creating Voice and Space -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: A Sneak Peek into the Process of Writing Entrepreneurship Research -- Introduction -- My Body, Physical Conditions and Emotions -- I HAVE Learned to Write
Contents I Made a Habit Out of Writing -- Expectations and Other People Affect My Writing -- Writing Entrepreneurship Research -- Conclusion and Future Directions for Research -- References -- Chapter 3: Data Congruence in What They Say, Do and Feel: The Role of Researcher's Sensory Processing Sensitivity Trait -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Data Congruence Between What They Say, Do and Feel -- 3. The Context of the Recent Field Study -- 4. The Confessional Tale of the Field -- 4.1. Processing First Verbatims: Feeling Struck by the Stories
Contents 4.2. Focus Group Interview with NGO Personnel: Becoming Sensitised -- 4.3. Second Stay: Listening to Untold Stories -- 4.4. Studying the Feelings of the Participants: Will They Say What They Feel? -- 4.5. Trying to Desensitise -- 5. Discussion -- 5.1. Introducing SPS -- 5.2. SPS in the Fieldwork -- 5.3. Practical Considerations -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Critical Realism as a Framework for Engaged Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research -- Introduction: The Methodological Gap in EE Research -- EE Research Frameworks and Methodologies -- The Potential Contribution of CR
Contents Layered Realist Ontology -- Methodological Plurality and Flexibility -- Retroductive Analytical Processes -- Complexity, Uncertainty and Rejection of Determinism -- Conclusion: How a CR Lens on EE Can Help Practitioners and Policymakers -- References -- Chapter 5: The Impactful Potential of Critical Realist Methodologies in Entrepreneurship Studies -- Introduction -- What is Critical Realism? -- What is it About Enterprise Policy that Might Create an Impactful Approach for Critical Realism? -- Transitive and Intransitive Dimensions -- Open Systems -- Context-Mechanism-Output: Realist Evaluation
Contents Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Visual Methods in Entrepreneurial Identity Research: Reflections from an Enterprise Educator Perspective -- The Story Behind the Research -- Visual Methods -- Why Visual Methods? -- Research Design -- Why Include Drawings? -- The Dilemmas of Visual Methods -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Brickstorming: Using Materials to Elicit Meaning in Research Interviews -- Introduction -- Qualitative Research Interviews -- Phenomenological Interviews -- Objects and Material Interviews -- The Material Interview -- Brickstorming Experiences -- Why Lego?
Abstract This edited collection stimulates discussion, shares practice and explores challenges around current and new approaches to inquiry - encompassing all aspects of entrepreneurship research, from its conception through to its execution and related issues such as education, training and learning.
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