Rethinking Entrepreneurship

This book moves beyond mainstream approaches and assumptions which are dominating the field, and raises questions about the nature and process of entrepreneurship research. It's designed to take a critical and constructive posture, yet at times controversial and encourages a re-examination of the way we look at the social and economic phenomenon of entrepreneurship.

1. Introduction 2. Dimly Through the Fog: Institutional forces affecting the multidisciplinary nature of entrepreneurship 3. Moving On: Affirming the entrepreneurial in entrepreneurship research 4. The Economic Reification of Entrepreneurship, Re-engaging with the Social 5. Social Entrepreneurship: To defend society from itself 6. Is International Entrepreneurship Research a Viable Spin-off from its Parent Disciplines? 7. Navigating the Growing Field of Entrepreneurship Inquiry: Successonist and relational modes of theory development 8. Institutionalization of the Field and its Impact on Both the Ethics and the Quality of Entrepreneurship Research in the Coming Decades 9. Legitimacy or Relevance: That is the question 10. What Makes Scholars "Interesting" in Entrepreneurship Research: Learning from the past 11. Entrepreneurship Research Without Passion: Let's fall in love again 12. Conclusion: Final thoughts and perspectives