Editorial: Enhancing quantitative theory-testing entrepreneurship research

Contextualizing theory building in entrepreneurship research

Theory development and testing are central to the advancement of entrepreneurship as a scholarly field. For nearly three decades now, researchers have borrowed popular theories from other disciplines and adapted them to the study of diverse entrepreneurship phenomena. This has enhanced the rigor of research findings. Future studies can achieve greater rigor and relevance by paying more attentio...

Editorial: Methodological Approaches for Quantitative Nursing Research

Power law distributions in entrepreneurship: Implications for theory and research

a Ohio University, College of Business, Athens, OH 45701, United States b Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States c University of Massachusetts-Boston, College of Management, Boston, MA 02125, United States d Queensland University of Technology, Business School, Brisbane Qld 4001, Australia e Jönköping International Business School, Sweden f Kedge Bus...

Theory Testing in Social Research

This paper will explain a range of empirical methods which may be used to analyse quantitative data and empirically test research hypotheses and theoretical models. It is intended to guide students who must undertake such data analysis as part of a master’s dissertation or doctoral level thesis. While it is not intended to be an exhaustive review of data analysis, it does aim to provide readers...

Dependent Variables in Entrepreneurship Research

Phenomena relevant to the emergence of new economic activity or interruptions and changes to current economic activities, rather than contexts, are what constitute entrepreneurship. A reemphasis on phenomenon-driven research will widen the context of entrepreneurship research, help delineate entrepreneurship as a domain, and provide greater emphasis on the selection and operationalisation of de...