Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Publication Source
Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice
Abstract
Research in the pre-paradigmatic, applied scientific field of entrepreneurship is characterized mainly as exploratory. This article advocates for a considerable shift toward a more effective applied research agenda. An applied research program is proposed based on modifications to a Lakatosian research program. The agenda extends beyond typical calls for more replication work to include a focus on practical outcomes, practical significance, and surprising findings among other things. The intent is to produce substantially more practical knowledge—knowledge that is useful to entrepreneurs, policy makers, educators, and scholars.
Inclusive pages
983-997
ISBN/ISSN
1042-2587
Document Version
Preprint
Copyright
Copyright © 2013, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Volume
37
Issue
5
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
McMullan, Edward and Kenworthy, Thomas, "Finding Practical Knowledge in Entrepreneurship" (2013). Management and Marketing Faculty Publications. 31.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/mgt_fac_pub/31
Included in
Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons, Marketing Commons
Comments
This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Kenworthy, T. and McMullan, W. E. (2013), Finding Practical Knowledge in Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37: 983–997, which has been published in final form online.