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  • 1.  validated measures for use in entrepreneurship

    Posted 10-20-2016 13:55
    Hi all,

    I get asked frequently where entrepreneurship scholars can find validated measures for use in their research. Here are 3 good options...and, if you have a great resource (e.g., book, website, etc.) please email me a quick note and I'll summarize and post it to the listserv.

    1. Coviello, N., & Yli-Renko, H. (2016). Handbook of Measures for International Entrepreneurship Research Multi-Item Scales Crossing Disciplines and Contexts. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar
    Description: This great book has over 200 scales from over 800 possible measures. The scales fall into eight categories: • Individual-level influences • Firm and team-level influences • External environmental influences • Relationships, networks, and social capital • Organizational learning • Capabilities • Orientation and strategy• Performance and innovation outcomes...AND, for a 35% discount use the code: COV35Weblink: http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/handbook-of-measures-for-international-entrepreneurship-research

    2. Fields, D. (2002).Taking the measure of work: A guide to validated scales for organizational research and diagnosis. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
    Description: About 100 measures from job satisfaction to commitment to job characteristics, stress, roles, work family-conflict, P-O fit, workplace behaviors and values.

    3. Robinson, J. P., Shaver, P. R., & Wrightsman, L. S. (1991). Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes, Volume 1. New York: Academic Press.
    Description: Lots of great measures including well-being, trust, depression, anxiety, locus of control, sex roles, values


    Best, Jeff


    Jeff Pollack
    Assistant Professor 
    Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Department
    Poole College of Management
    NC State University
    2801 Founders Drive, Campus Box 7229
    Raleigh, NC 27695-7229
    804.397.0818 phone
    jmpolla3@ncsu.edu


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  • 2.  validated measures for use in entrepreneurship

    Posted 10-21-2016 03:39
    Dear Jeff:

    Thank you for raising this topic - I believe this is really important. I
    have two hints:

    First, there is a publicly available Wikibook called "Handbook of
    Management Scales". This is a collection of many different multi-item
    scales to measure constructs in empirical management research and the
    Wiki points its readers to the original research as well. It's available
    here:
    https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Handbook_of_Management_Scales#Critical_Introduction

    Second, I have edited a special section on "Measuring Entrepreneurship"
    which is forthcoming in the International Journal of Entrepreneurial
    Behavior & Research. We have new scales on

    - entrepreneurial intent,
    - opportunity recognition and opportunity exploitation,
    - entrepreneurial self-efficacy,
    - entrepreneurial bricolage behavior and
    - an innovative behavior and innovation support inventory that might be
    useful in the corporate entrepreneurship setting.

    My forthcoming editorial is available on Researchgate and those who are
    interested in the measurement instruments can get in touch with the
    authors of this special section easily. The IJEBR special section is
    forthcoming early in 2017 and I am sure that the authors will be happy
    to share their preprint versions with everyone who might be interested:

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309320037_Measuring_Entrepreneurship_-_A_Collection_of_Valid_Scales

    All the best

    Andreas


    Am 20.10.2016 um 19:55 schrieb Jeffrey Pollack:
    > Hi all,
    >
    > I get asked frequently where entrepreneurship scholars can find
    > validated measures for use in their research. Here are 3 good
    > options…and, if you have a great resource (e.g., book, website, etc.)
    > please email me a quick note and I’ll summarize and post it to the listserv.
    >
    > 1. Coviello, N., & Yli-Renko, H. (2016). /Handbook of Measures for
    > International Entrepreneurship Research //Multi-Item Scales Crossing
    > Disciplines and Contexts/. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar
    > *Description*: This great book has over 200 scales from over 800
    > possible measures. The scales fall into eight categories: •
    > Individual-level influences • Firm and team-level influences • External
    > environmental influences • Relationships, networks, and social capital •
    > Organizational learning • Capabilities • Orientation and strategy•
    > Performance and innovation outcomes…_AND, __for a 35% discount use the
    > code:
    > COV35_*Weblink*: http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/handbook-of-measures-for-international-entrepreneurship-research
    >
    > 2. Fields, D. (2002)./Taking the measure of work: A guide to validated
    > scales for organizational research and diagnosis/. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
    > *Description*: About 100 measures from job satisfaction to commitment to
    > job characteristics, stress, roles, work family-conflict, P-O fit,
    > workplace behaviors and values.
    > *Weblink*: https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Measure-Work-Validated-Organizational/dp/0761924256
    >
    > 3. Robinson, J. P., Shaver, P. R., & Wrightsman, L. S. (1991). /Measures
    > of personality and social psychological attitudes, Volume 1/. New York:
    > Academic Press.
    > *Description*: Lots of great measures including well-being, trust,
    > depression, anxiety, locus of control, sex roles, values
    > *Weblink*: https://www.amazon.com/Measures-Personality-Social-Psychological-Attitudes/dp/0125902441
    >
    >
    > Best, Jeff
    >
    >
    > Jeff Pollack
    > Assistant Professor
    > Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Department
    > Poole College of Management
    > NC State University
    > 2801 Founders Drive, Campus Box 7229
    > Raleigh, NC 27695-7229
    > 804.397.0818 phone
    > jmpolla3@ncsu.edu <mailto:jmpolla3@ncsu.edu>
    >
    >
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    > questions or need help, please contact Jeff Pollack
    > (jeff_pollack@ncsu.edu) or Kevin Cox (kcox24@my.fau.edu). Ventures HO!

    **************************************
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    If you have questions or need help, please contact Jeff Pollack (jeff_pollack@ncsu.edu) or Kevin Cox (kcox24@my.fau.edu).

    Ventures HO!