Methodological implications of critical realism for entrepreneurship research

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21159671
AutoresXiaoti Hu (0000-0003-0272-9842, University of Portsmouth, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume17
Fascículo2
Páginas118-139
Data de publicação2018-03-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Critical Realism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1476-7430 • E-ISSN: 1572-5138
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14767430.2018.1454705
OpenAlexW2795016316
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas16
Referências citadas71

Few papers have offered clear guidance for the application of critical realism (CR) to empirical studies, particularly in the research field of entrepreneurship. The purpose of this paper is to critically review how the methodological principles used to conduct CR-based research can be applied in empirical studies and to develop a critical realist case study research design to guide empirical work in entrepreneurship. I demonstrate the value of a CR-informed approach in empirical studies by drawing on a qualitative case study that explains the reality of entrepreneurial opportunities. My inclusion of the three domains of reality and various data analysis techniques within the process of conceptual abstraction and retroduction contributes a distinctive methodological development in this field, which illustrates how CR can work in an applied setting to explain competing theories. Such a research design enables us to conduct empirical studies and provide comprehensive causal explanations of complex social events

Economics · Empirical research · Engineering ethics · Entrepreneurship · Epistemology · Management science · Political science · Qualitative research · Realism · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Corporate Finance and Governance · Critical Realism in Sociology · Engineering