Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research – Disentangling a Complicated Relationship

Publication Type
Contribution to conference
Authors
Kuckertz, Andreas / Mandl, Christoph
Year of publication
2014
Published in
Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange Conference (ACERE)
Conference name
Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange Conference (ACERE)
Conference location
Sydney, Australia
Abstract

Small business management and entrepreneurship are clearly related but certainly not synonymous phenomena. We seek to disentangle the close relationship between both fields by relying on a large-scale survey of small business and entrepreneurship scholars and a content analysis of published research from both areas, from which we derive an implicit consensual definition of each field and their shared interface. Our findings suggest the presence of a relatively strong common bond within the fields that enables researchers to reflect multiple perspectives, while still maintaining each field’s coherent distinctiveness.

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