CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Proposal Submission Deadline: February 28, 2015
Complexity in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Research –
Applications of Emergent and Neglected Methods
An edited volume to be published with Springer as part of the FGF
Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Edited by Andreas Kuckertz and Elisabeth Berger
University of Hohenheim, Germany
Introduction
Complexity is an inescapable concept, evident not only on the
organizational level, but in every aspect of the globalized world.
Individuals, organizations, countries and economies are linked together,
which increasingly burdens the disentangling of phenomena across
disciplines. This is especially true for entrepreneurship, innovation
and technology research, all of them fields with many links to other
research fields and incorporating multi-faceted concepts. Yet, many
methods fail to account for this complexity and instead rely on
approaches streamlining reality and reducing complexity, thereby
oversimplifying phenomena under investigation. The challenge is to apply
methods, which still enable a comprehensive understanding of a
particular phenomenon without overly reducing its inherent complexity.
Fortunately, there is a plethora of methods available that allow richer
illustrations of multiplex problems. However, most of these methods are
either neglected in mainstream entrepreneurship, innovation and
technology research, or are at best emerging and have gained popularity
only recently.
Objective of the Book
This volume aims at providing a forum for the discussion of neglected
and emergent methods in the context of complexity in entrepreneurship,
innovation and technology research and also at developing to be a
standard reference in the rising field of the application and
advancement of those methods. We invite papers with different
theoretical concepts and methods, in order to assemble a rich, vibrant
and multi-faceted collection of studies applying methods able to capture
complexity and bringing together diverse perspectives. Theoretical
contributions will be considered as well as empirical ones. Promising
methods to capture complex phenomena in entrepreneurship, innovation and
technology research of interest for this volume include, but are not
limited to, the following:
• Action and field research
• Archival and historical methods
• Configurational analysis, e.g. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
• Mixed method studies
• Mixture regression models
• Network analysis
• Simulations
Target Audience
This book will be a timely reference and essential reading material for
students, academics, and qualitative, quantitative and mixed method
research practitioners interested in questions addressing
entrepreneurship, innovation and technology.
Submission Procedure
Researchers are invited to submit on or before February, 28 2015, a 2-3
page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his
or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified
about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full
chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind basis. Contributors may also
be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. The volume is
intended to be published early in 2016.
This book will be published with Springer, as part of the FGF Studies in
Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The book series serves as a vehicle
to help academics, professionals, researchers and policy makers, working
in the fields of small business and entrepreneurship, to disseminate and
obtain high quality knowledge. For additional information regarding the
publisher and the book series, please visit
http://www.springer.com/series/13382.
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word
document) or by mail to:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kuckertz
University of Hohenheim
Entrepreneurship
Wollgrasweg 49
D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel.: +49 711-459-24820
E-mail:
andreas.kuckertz@uni-hohenheim.de
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