Realism in the Study of Entrepreneurship: A Response

Academy of Management Review: 2014, Vol. 39, No. 2, 227-233

5 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2015

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Sharon Alvarez

University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business

Jay B. Barney

University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business

Russ McBride

University of Utah - Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy; Department of Philosophy

Robert Wuebker

University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business

Date Written: 2014

Abstract

An AMR dialogue piece by Ramoglou (2013), “On the Misuse of Realism in the Study of Entrepreneurship,” is a comment on our prior dialogue piece, “Epistemology, Opportunities, and Entrepreneurship: Comments on Venkataraman et al. (2012) and Shane (2012)” (Alvarez & Barney, 2013), as well as two other articles (Alvarez & Barney, 2007, 2010). Ramoglou’s main argument is that we have conflated critical realism with a positivist or materialist position. This is an important point, so we address it first before addressing the core issue — the problems that come from framing opportunities as objective, discoverable objects.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Opportunity, Critical Realism, Social Ontology

JEL Classification: M13

Suggested Citation

Alvarez, Sharon and Barney, Jay B. and McBride, Russ and Wuebker, Robert, Realism in the Study of Entrepreneurship: A Response (2014). Academy of Management Review: 2014, Vol. 39, No. 2, 227-233 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2638096

Sharon Alvarez

University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business ( email )

Pittsburgh, PA 15260
United States

Jay B. Barney

University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business ( email )

1645 E Campus Center Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9303
United States

Russ McBride

University of Utah - Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy ( email )

1655 East Campus Center Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
United States

Department of Philosophy ( email )

215 South Central Campus Dr.
Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
United States

Robert Wuebker (Contact Author)

University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business ( email )

1645 East Campus Circle Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9304
United States

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