Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and Communities: A Special Issue on Entrepreneurship
Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2013
University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2013-22
Posted: 30 Mar 2013 Last revised: 25 May 2013
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
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