Ratio Working Paper No. 322: Editorial: Enhancing Quantitative Exploratory Entrepreneurship Research

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exploratory research, publishing in JBV, Research design

Abstract

The purpose of this editorial is to discuss ways to enhance exploratory quantitative studies in entrepreneurship. We use examples from entrepreneurship research and other scientific fields to illustrate the advantages of graphical data display for both exploratory purposes and post hoc tests. We provide suggestions for authors, reviewers, and editors on ways to enhance the transparency, accuracy, and pedagogical presentation of quantitative data in papers with the explicit purpose of illuminating emerging and important entrepreneurship phenomena. Our hope is that we spark a conversation among entrepreneurship scholars about the state of our empirical work and the possibilities that lie ahead to enhance exploratory entrepreneurship research.

Wennberg, K. & Anderson, B. (2019). Editorial: Enhancing Quantitative Exploratory Entrepreneurship Research. Working Paper no. 322. Stockholm: Ratio.


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