NSCPHD1198 Scholarship and diverse approaches: Methodological implications for the field of Entrepreneurship
The objective of this course is to enhance the paticipants'
capacity to design and implementhigh-quality entrepreneurship
research projects. The course is to introduce graduate students to
fundamental methodological questions and theoretical approaches in
the sudy of entrepreneurship. The readings are organized to focus
on methodological issues related to both entrepreneurship research
and, more generally, to management scholarship. These same concepts
sometimes becomes the terrain for intellectual border skermishes
between fields, disciplines and theoretical frameworks. In addition
to theortical readings, the course is sprinkled with empirical
matierial that illustrate theoretical developments.
We will loop through the course material via lectures and
discussions of individual students manusripts. Participants are
expected to have read Van de Ven (2007) and the below mentions
articles prior to the course. Course participatns will present one
of their own manuscript drafts or a research proposal and recieve
feedback from two course participants and course teachers.
Participants are required to submit a manuscript draft/research
proposal no later than 4th August 2013. Each participant is
expected to give peer-feedback on two other participant's
manuscripts.
As we progress through the course presentations and discussions,
we will attempt to accomplish three objectives with respect to the
study of entrepreneurship:
(1) to develop a critical appreciation of the central theoretical
questions, themes and debates in the literature;
* examining the field of entrepreneurship and approaches from other
disciplines
* constrasting 'casual' versus 'effectual'
entrepreneurship
* contrsating 'discovery' versus 'creation'
entrepreneurship
(2) to facilitate your development of questions and themes on which
you can do original research;
* developing a 'good' research question
* operationalizing yor research question; methods and apporaches
* constructing your argument, and disseminating your ideas
(3) to acquaint you with multiple levels of analysis and methods
for empirical research in the area;
* examining 'process models' of research
* longitudinal approaches to entrepreneurship scholarship
* examining the importance of replication and extension in research
* understanding the importance of ethical scholarship.
The course does not presume specialized background in
entrepreneurship, but does presume a basic knowledge of research
methods, in particilar, statisical.
Van de Ven, A.H. (2007): Engaged scholarship: Creating knowledge
for science and practise. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
In addition a number of articles will be specified
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 15
- Practical Training
- 15
- Preparation
- 100
- Total
- 130
To Elsebeth Vidø before 1st August 2013 (elsebeth@ifro.ku.dk)
- Credit
- 4 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Course participationOral feedback on manuscript and research proposals
- Aid
- Without aids
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NSCPHD1198
- Credit
- 4 ECTS
- Level
- Ph.D.
- Duration
- Placement
- Summer
25th-27th August 2014
- Schedule
- See course program for details.
- Course capacity
- A maximum of 15 participants
- Price
DKK 3,000 for three-day Residental course (internat) including accommodation and food
- Study board
- Natural Sciences PhD Committee
Contracting department
- Department of Food and Resource Economics
Course responsibles
- Carsten Nico Portefée Hjortsø (3-67726c446d6a7673326f7932686f)
Lecturers
Dr. Benson Honig, Teresa Cascioli Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada