The Entrepreneurial Story and its Implications for Research
Brattström, A., & Wennberg, K. (2022). The entrepreneurial story and its implications for research. Entrepreneurship theory and practice, 46(6), 1443-1468.
Brattström, A., & Wennberg, K. (2022). The entrepreneurial story and its implications for research. Entrepreneurship theory and practice, 46(6), 1443-1468.
Research is not merely report-writing; it also involves elements of storytelling. In this essay, we reflect on two narrative archetypes in entrepreneurship research: the stories of entrepreneurship as a road to salvation and means to emancipation. We outline a framework to analyze research from a storytelling perspective, apply this framework to identify implicit assumptions and methodological biases in mainstream research, and discuss how a storytelling framework can be used to generate alternative stories. We argue for a more empirically grounded research agenda that continues the development of entrepreneurship research into a rich and diverse field.
Brattström, A., & Wennberg, K.
2022
Entrepreneurship theory and practice, 46(6), 1443-1468.
2023
Working Paper No. 368.
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Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19153-4_1
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