What gets published and what doesn’t? Exploring optimal distinctiveness and diverse expectations in entrepreneurship articles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14868359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marie Madeleine Meurer (0000-0001-7084-0396, Loyola University New Orleans, corresponding author), Maksim Belitski (0000-0002-9895-0105, Loyola University New Orleans), Christian Fisch (0000-0003-3609-7193, Loyola University New Orleans), A Roy Thurik (0000-0002-0242-6908, Loyola University New Orleans) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1139-1170 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Business Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-898X • E-ISSN: 1573-0913 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11187-023-00865-0 |
| OpenAlex | W4391913774 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 104 |
The field of entrepreneurship has seen remarkable growth, increasing the expectations of academic audiences. Articles need to balance novelty with rigorous methodology, theoretical contributions, social implications, and coherent argumentation to succeed in the publication process. However, navigating these varied and sometimes conflicting expectations to achieve optimal distinctiveness in academic narratives is challenging for authors. To explore how authors can achieve optimal distinctiveness amidst these complex expectations, we studied academic narratives and related editorial decisions of two leading entrepreneurship journals, Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice (ETP, 4,151 papers) and Small Business Economics Journal (SBEJ, 4,043 papers), using computer-aided text analysis. Our study debunks common assumptions about what makes a successful entrepreneurship paper, providing an empirical basis for understanding actual versus perceived publication requisites. Furthermore, we extend optimal distinctiveness theory by demonstrating that high distinctiveness is not uniformly advantageous, meeting numerous expectations is not necessarily beneficial, and clear language is crucial for complex narratives. Our study underscores that crafting narratives is more nuanced than traditionally believed
Economics · Entrepreneurship · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Political science · Positive economics · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Law · Private Equity and Venture Capital · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Building Theory about Theory Building
The Field of Management's Devotion to Theory
Optimal distinctiveness
Everyday Entrepreneurship—A Call for Entrepreneurship Research to Embrace Entrepreneurial Diversity
The art of crafting a systematic literature review in entrepreneurship research
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Construct Validation Using Computer-Aided Text Analysis (Cata)
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Cultural Entrepreneurship
Cultural transmission and persistence of entrepreneurship
The impact of entrepreneurship research on other academic fields
Publishing in Small Business Economics
The geography of initial coin offerings
Digital affordances
Entrepreneurial learning in online communities
Making contributions
The Use and Added Value of Mixed Methods in Management Research
Ways of constructing research questions
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| Highly cited | No |