Entrepreneurship: In between what?: On the "frontier" as a discourse of entrepreneurship research
Journal
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
ISSN
1476-1297
ISSN-Digital
1741-8054
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2005
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper examines the discourses scholars in the field of entrepreneurship use to reflect upon the developments of this discipline and claims these discourses circle around three different versions of the notion of "frontier", namely as "limit", "horizon" and "in-between". While the arguments to limit and focus the field outnumber the horizon-discourse, marking a discipline-to-come, the paper argues to conceive the field of entrepreneurship as a border zone. Concrete activities that can nurture such a border zone are discussed and illustrated: reconsidering and reframing earlier work, connecting current research tracks into focused communities and continuing to invest in experimenting with new and daring approaches.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Inderscience
Publisher place
Olney, Bucks
Volume
2
Number
1
Start page
2
End page
16
Pages
15
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
21145