Measuring entrepreneurship – a collection of valid scales
Special issue call for papers from International Journal of
Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research
Editor: Professor Andreas Kuckertz
Part of the success of entrepreneurship research is its widespread use
of empirical approaches to illustrate and understand entrepreneurial
phenomena. In this regard, our understanding of statistical methods and
applied rigor has increased every year. An important part of rigorous
empirical research is quite often the use of valid and reliable
measurement instruments that are grounded in a reasonable theoretical
base. However, employed measurement instruments are far too often
conceptualized on an ad-hoc basis and lack solid theoretical grounding
hereby inhibiting further theory building and replication. The academic
discussion of entrepreneurial phenomena thus misses to tap its full
potential. There is consequently a need to develop more reliable and
valid scales that can serve the community of entrepreneurship scholars
to achieve the goal of producing rigorous and relevant research.
This special issue of the International Journal of Entrepreneurial
Behaviour & Research provides a forum for studies that address this
particular gap and develop theoretically grounded, multi-item
measurement scales intended to operationalize important entrepreneurial
concepts. We particularly welcome submissions that help to advance key
areas in entrepreneurship research with valid scales such as the following:
• Corporate and strategic entrepreneurship
• Family firms and entrepreneurship
• Finance and entrepreneurship
• Geography and entrepreneurship
• Innovation and entrepreneurship
• International entrepreneurship
• Marketing and entrepreneurship
• Opportunities and entrepreneurship
• Psychology and entrepreneurship
• Social and sustainable entrepreneurship
• Technology entrepreneurship
Model papers to consider
Lumpkin, G.T., Cogliser, C.C., Schneider, D.R., 2009. Understanding and
measuring autonomy: An entrepreneurial orientation perspective,
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 33, 47-69.
Tang, J., Kacmar, K.M., Busenitz, L., 2012. Entrepreneurial alertness in
the pursuit of new opportunities, Journal of Business Venturing 27, 77–94.
Background literature
Crook, T.R., Shook, C.L., Morris, M.L., Madden, T.M., 2010a. Are we
there yet? An assessment of research design and construct measurement
practices in entrepreneurship research. Organizational Research Methods
13 (1), 192–206.
Crook, T.R., Shook, C.L., Madden, T.M., Morris, M.L., 2010b. A review of
current construct measurement in entrepreneurship. International
Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 6 (4), 387–398.
Slavec, A., Drnovsek, M., 2012. A perspective on scale development in
entrepreneurship research. Economic and Business Review 14 (1), 39–62.
About the Journal International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour &
Research (IJEBR)
The International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research
(IJEBR) has a unique focus on publishing original research related to
the human and social dynamics of entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial
management in small and growing organizations. The Journal has an
international perspective on entrepreneurship and publishes conceptual
papers and empirical studies which bring together issues of interest to
academic researchers and educators, policy-makers and practitioners
worldwide. The editorial team encourages high-quality submissions which
advance the study of human and behavioural dimensions of
entrepreneurship and smaller organizations in the context of
entrepreneurial learning.
Submission Guidelines
The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2015. Papers should be
submitted via the journal's online submission system available through
the journal homepage:
http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/ijebr.htm or
directly via:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijebr choosing ''Measuring
entrepreneurship'' from the drop down menu as the issue to submit to.
All papers must follow the guidelines outlined by the journal for
submission
(http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=ijebr).
Failure to comply with these requirements will result in immediate
rejection.
Initial enquires and expressions of interest can be sent to:
Professor Andreas Kuckertz
Institute for Marketing and Management
University of Hohenheim
Email:
andreas.kuckertz@uni-hohenheim.de
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