Entrepreneurship: Exploring the knowledge base

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• 作者：Hans Landströ ; m^a ; ^b ; ^{Hans.Landstrom@fek.lu.se} ; Gouya Harirchi^c ; ^{gh.ino@cbs.dk} ; Fredrik Å ; strö ; m^d ; ^{Fredrik.Astrom@lub.lu.se}
• 关键词：Entrepreneurship ; Research field ; Handbooks ; Bibliometric analysis
• 刊名：Research Policy
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：73_00487333
• 类别：bus
• 出版时间：September, 2012
• 卷：41
• 期：7
• 页码：1154-1181
• 文件大小：1324 K

摘要

Entrepreneurship research has a long tradition and since the 1980s the field has grown significantly. In this study we identify the 鈥榢nowledge producers鈥?who have shaped the field over time and their core entrepreneurship research works. A unique database consisting of all references in twelve entrepreneurship 鈥榟andbooks鈥?(or state-of-the-art books) has been developed. The chapters in these handbooks were written by experts within the field, and it can be assumed that the most frequently cited references represent 鈥榗ore knowledge鈥?with relevance to entrepreneurship research.

From our analysis, it appears that entrepreneurship is a rather changeable field of research, closely linked to disciplines such as 鈥榤anagement studies鈥?and 鈥榚conomics鈥? Over time, the field has become more formalized with its own core knowledge, research specialities and an increasing number of 鈥榠nsider works鈥? However, it is still based on some fairly old theoretical frameworks imported from mainstream disciplines, although during the last decade we have seen the emergence of a number of new field-specific concepts and theories. We argue that to successfully develop entrepreneurship research in the future, we need to relate new research opportunities to earlier knowledge within the field, which calls for a stronger 鈥榢nowledge-based鈥?focus. We would also like to see greater integration between the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation studies in the future.