Methodological issues in social entrepreneurship knowledge and practice
This book focuses on 'research on research methodologies' - an area rarely addressed in social entrepreneurship. Methodological debates are integral to the quest for knowledge and to advancing theories and practices in any field, and, as a multi-disciplinary and emerging field, social entr...
| Other Authors: | Majumdar, Satyajit,, Reji, Edakkandi Meethal,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer,
[2020]
Singapore : [2020] |
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1 online resource (251 pages). |
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Springer proceedings in business and economics.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 Introduction: Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice; 1.1 Social Entrepreneurship: A Paradigm in Development; 1.2 Scholarly Inquiry; 1.3 Theory in Research; 1.4 Research in Entrepreneurship; 1.5 Research in Social Entrepreneurship: Some Highlights; 1.6 Research Methodology in Social Entrepreneurship Research; 1.7 About This Volume; 1.8 The Way Forward in Social Entrepreneurship Research; References; Research Dimensions in Social Entrepreneurship; 2 Qualitative Research in Social Entrepreneurship: A Critique.
- 2.1 Social Enterprises and Scholarly Inquiry2.2 Social Enterprises in the Developed World; 2.3 Social Enterprises in India; 2.4 Activities Undertaken by the Social Enterprises; 2.5 Theory Building and the Emergence of a Discipline; 2.6 Case Study as a Qualitative Method for Theory Building; 2.6.1 What Is a Case?; 2.6.2 How Should the Case Be Designed and Conducted?; 2.6.3 What Type of Data Is to Be Gathered and How?; 2.6.4 How Should the Data Be Analysed?; 2.6.5 How Can We Ensure Validity and Reliability?; 2.7 Case Study Methodology for Social Entrepreneurship Research; 2.8 Conclusion.
- 3.5.5 Ontological and Epistemological Issues3.5.6 The Challenge or the Need of Reflexivity; 3.6 Discussion; 3.7 Conclusion; References; 4 Use of Semiotics in an Emic Research: Opportunities and Implications; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Need for an 'Emic' Research and Development of Research Questions; 4.3 Use of Semiotics in Organizational Studies; 4.4 Terminologies Used in the Semiotic Analysis of Data; 4.5 Methodology; 4.5.1 Research Site; 4.5.2 Method of Data Collection; 4.5.3 Process of Data Analysis; 4.6 Results; 4.6.1 Code of National Cultural Patterns in Knowledge Sharing Within MCTs.
- 4.6.2 Code of Functionally Affiliated Roles in Knowledge Sharing Within MCTs4.6.3 Code of Coping Mechanisms for Knowledge Sharing Within MCTs; 4.7 Opportunities and Implications of a Semiotic Research; References; 5 Investigating Failed Social Entrepreneurship: A 'Process Research' Perspective; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Process Research; 5.3 Process Research in SE; 5.4 Theoretical Approach to Organizational Failure; 5.5 Failure in Social Enterprise; 5.6 Suitability of Process Research to Study Failure; 5.7 Conclusion; References.