Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and Communities: A Special Issue on Entrepreneurship

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 Last revised: 25 May 2013

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P. Devereaux Jennings

University of Alberta - Department of Strategic Management and Organization

Royston Greenwood

University of Alberta - Department of Strategic Management and Organization

Michael Lounsbury

University of Alberta - Department of Strategic Management and Organization

Roy Suddaby

Peter B Gustavson School of Business

Date Written: June 28, 2012

Abstract

This Special Issue's aim is to demonstrate that drawing on sociological research can further enrich entrepreneurship studies of institutions, entrepreneurs, and communities. We develop an organizing framework for our ten Special Issue papers that categorizes the pieces by community level and type, observed changes, form of entrepreneurial actor, institutional and entrepreneurial concepts and processes, and integrative methodologies. This set of categorizations helps us to identify components that scholars can use to build more mid-range theory around our special issue topics. The framework also helps us to isolate limitations in the Special Issue papers, thereby providing avenues for future research.

Keywords: institutions, entrepreneurs, communities, comparative, sociology

Suggested Citation

Jennings, P. Devereaux and Greenwood, Royston and Lounsbury, Michael and Suddaby, Roy Robert, Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and Communities: A Special Issue on Entrepreneurship (June 28, 2012). Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2013, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2013-22, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2241220

P. Devereaux Jennings (Contact Author)

University of Alberta - Department of Strategic Management and Organization ( email )

Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R6
Canada

Royston Greenwood

University of Alberta - Department of Strategic Management and Organization ( email )

Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R6
Canada

Michael Lounsbury

University of Alberta - Department of Strategic Management and Organization ( email )

Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R6
Canada

Roy Robert Suddaby

Peter B Gustavson School of Business ( email )

Victoria, British Columbia
Canada
250-721-6401 (Phone)

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