In response to the increasing move by scholars to reference other fields of knowledge in the advancement of entrepreneurship studies, this book offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of entrepreneurship.
The author investigates five main issues about entrepreneurial processes:the origin of entrepreneurship, the purpose to achieve, the way decisions are made, the creation of entrepreneurial networks and ecosystems. Respectively, these issues are analysed from new perspectives related to other disciplines, such as mythology, philosophy, mathematics, chemistry, and biology. In this way, the book investigates pervading questions about entrepreneurial processes that are still unsolved. By adopting this novel interdisciplinary approach, the book opens up new avenues of research in entrepreneurship studies.
Author(s): Diego Matricano
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 223
City: London
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1: Introduction
2: Entrepreneurship Processes: Some Critical Issues and the Need for New Lenses
2.1 Approaching Entrepreneurship Studies
2.2 Selecting the Approach to Investigate Entrepreneurship Processes
2.3 The Main Issues Concerning Entrepreneurship Processes
2.4 Looking for New Lenses
References
3: The Origin of Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of Mythology
3.1 Drawing the Boundaries of Research
3.2 The State-of-the-Art of the Origin of Entrepreneurship
3.2.1 The Origin of Entrepreneurship According to the Principles of Economics and Management
3.2.2 The Origin of Entrepreneurship According to the Principles of Entrepreneurship
3.3 The Need for New Lenses to Proceed with the Investigation into the Origin of Entrepreneurship
3.4 Leveraging the Lens of Mythology to Investigate the Origin of Entrepreneurship
3.4.1 The Birth of Zeus’s Children
3.4.2 Framing the Birth of Zeus’s Children
3.4.3 The Origin of Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of Greek Mythology
3.5 Concluding Remarks
References
4: Entrepreneurial Purposes Through the Lens of Philosophy
4.1 Entrepreneurial Purposes: Drawing the Borders
4.2 Exploring New Areas of Research
4.2.1 The Creation of New Businesses
4.2.2 The Perceiving of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
4.3 Defining Preliminary, Optional, and Leading Purposes
4.4 The Need for New Lenses to Proceed with the Investigation of Entrepreneurial Purposes
4.5 Leveraging the Lens of Philosophy to Investigate Entrepreneurial Purposes
4.5.1 The Principles of Rationalism
4.5.2 Entrepreneurship Purposes Through the Lens of Rationalism
4.6 Concluding Remarks
References
5: Entrepreneurial Decision-Making Through the Lens of Mathematics
5.1 The Area of Research
5.2 The Identification of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
5.2.1 The Neoclassical View
5.2.2 The Austrian View
5.2.3 The Contemporary View
5.2.4 Reflections
5.3 The Selection Phase
5.3.1 External and Internal Variables Affecting the Selection Phase
5.3.2 Reflections
5.4 The Exploitation Phase
5.4.1 Opportunity Costs, Transaction Costs, and Benefits
5.4.2 Reflections
5.5 The Need for New Lenses to Proceed with the Investigation of Entrepreneurial Decision-Making
5.6 Leveraging the Lens of Mathematics to Investigate Entrepreneurial Decision-Making
5.6.1 Entrepreneurial Decision-Making Through the Lens of Boolean Algebra
5.7 Concluding Remarks
References
6: Entrepreneurial Networks Through the Lens of Chemistry
6.1 Approaching the Study of Networks
6.2 Focusing Attention on Entrepreneurial Networks
6.2.1 Defining the Boundaries of Research About Entrepreneurial Networks
6.2.2 The Subjects Involved in Entrepreneurial Networks
6.2.3 The Ties Created and Managed Within Entrepreneurial Networks
6.3 Reflections on Entrepreneurial Networks
6.4 The Need for New Lenses to Proceed with the Investigation of Entrepreneurial Networks
6.5 Leveraging the Lens of Chemistry to Investigate Entrepreneurial Networks
6.5.1 Entrepreneurial Networks Through Chemical Reactions
6.6 Concluding Remarks
References
7: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Through the Lenses of Biology
7.1 Differentiating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems from Entrepreneurial Networks
7.2 Defining Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
7.3 A Review of Theoretical Frameworks and Backgrounds Useful for Studying Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
7.4 Investigating the Functional Aspects of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
7.5 The Need for New Lenses to Proceed with the Investigation of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
7.6 Leveraging the Lens of Biology to Study Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
7.6.1 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Through Biological Flows and Movements
7.7 Concluding Remarks
References
8: Final Remarks and Conclusions
References
Index
