Why believe? The promise of research on the role of religion in entrepreneurial action

By B. Smith, Michael Conger, Jeffery S. McMullen, M. Neubert. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2019

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Abstract Religion is one of the most pervasive and central topics in society. However, its relative neglect by entrepreneurship research leads to an insufficient understanding of entrepreneurial action. To address this gap, we build on boundary theory and the psychology of religion to develop a sketch of the role of religion in entrepreneurial action, including its antecedents and outcomes. Finally, we suggest a number of theoretical perspectives (identity, sensemaking, and boundary) and research questions that may further advance research on religion and entrepreneurship.

Subfields: Demography, Management of Technology and Innovation, Sociology and Political Science

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In Demography

1. Jeffery S. McMullen

In Management of Technology and Innovation

1. Katrina M. Brownell
2. Joel Adams
3. Jeffery S. McMullen
4. Dean A. Shepherd
5. Dimo Dimov
6. Matthew S. Wood
7. Benjamin J. Warnick
8. Jeffrey G. York

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Joel Adams
2. Katrina M. Brownell
3. Jeffery S. McMullen

Citations in the corpus

• What Makes an Entrepreneurship Study Entrepreneurial? Toward A Unified Theory of Entrepreneurial Agency (2020, background): “Recently, interest in the iterational element has highlighted the role of identity and categorization in entrepreneurship (Conger et al., 2018; Fisher et al., 2016; Smith et al., 2019; Younger & Fisher, 2020).”