Contextualizing theory building in entrepreneurship research

By Shaker A. Zahra. 2007

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Subfields: Accounting, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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The suitability of the configuration approach in entrepreneurship research (2009, background): “Key assumptions of this approach may be violated by specific characteristics of new ventures, which could lead to questionable findings (Zahra 2007) and could undermine the validity of previous and future configuration-based research on new ventures.”
The best of both worlds: how rural entrepreneurs use placial embeddedness and strategic networks to create opportunities (2015, background): “From this perspective, entrepreneurial processes are contextualized (Thornton 1999; Zahra 2007) and will unfold differently across contexts (Welter and Smallbone 2011).”
Resources and bridging: the role of spatial context in rural entrepreneurship (2018, background): “Examining spatial context and thus further contextualizing the theories of entrepreneurship is vital for continued theoretical development of the field as it identifies the mechanisms through which the context frames and influences the entrepreneurial processes (Zahra 2007).”
Tourism Entrepreneurship – Review and Future Directions (2015, background): “Recently, calls have been made for more context-sensitive analyses within entrepreneurship research to advance theory building (Welter, 2011; Zahra, 2007).”
Entrepreneurial mindset: Dispositional beliefs, opportunity beliefs, and entrepreneurial behavior (2021, background): “, 2019) for more contextualized theorizing in explaining and predicting new venture development processes (Autio et al., 2014; Zahra, 2007) for which EM is an integral component.”
The Use and Added Value of Mixed Methods in Management Research (2011, background): “In entrepreneurship research, similar challenges have also been emphasized in earlier studies (Chandler & Lyon, 2001; Low & MacMillan, 1988; Zahra, 2007): to become more contextual using adequate and valid measures, to increase the incorporation of multiple levels, and to become more process…”
Women’s entrepreneurship policy research: a 30-year review of the evidence (2019, background): “8 Moore, 1996; Van de Ven, 1993), but also demonstrates the many frustrations associated with its application (Welter, 2011; Zahra, 2007).”
Technological Innovation Inputs, Outputs, and Performance (2016, background): “Thus, it contributes to an enhanced understanding of the moderating role of family management (Zahra, 2007) in technological innovation efficiency in SMEs, providing a more comprehensive and nuanced picture of family firm innovation.”
Kinship and business: how entrepreneurial households facilitate business growth (2014, background): “…by two developments: the establishment of family business as a separate but related field of enquiry (De Massis et al. 2012) and the publication of two profoundly influential studies that have stressed the importance of context in understanding venture creation and growth (Zahra 2007; Welter 2011).”
Entrepreneurial team and strategic agility: A conceptual framework and research agenda (2020, background): “These authors call for deeper attention to contextual factors and their implications in enabling agile teams (Welter, 2011; Zahra, 2007).”
Family Ownership and R&D Intensity in Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Firms (2015, background): “First, adding to the literature on innovation management and R&D intensity, it contextualizes the role of family ownership (Zahra, 2007).”
Entrepreneurial alertness and new venture performance: Facilitating roles of networking capability (2018, background): “We argue that context is important in entrepreneurship theory development (Zahra, 2007); hence, it is important to examine the relationship from a less developed economy perspective to broaden scholarly outlook regarding the alertness concept.”
Contextualizing Entrepreneurship—Conceptual Challenges and Ways Forward (2011, background): “…opening up the discussion on the diversity of contexts of entrepreneurship will be a step towards “understanding the nature, richness and dynamics” (Zahra, 2007, p. 451) of entrepreneurship, also because this draws attention to the diversity of entrepreneurship, which ranges from simple, yet…”