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A Bourdieuan Analysis of Qualitative Authorship in Entrepreneurship Scholarship

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Empirically, this study builds on responses from leading qualitative entrepreneurship scholars. We carry out a Bourdieuan analysis of the field of entrepreneurship scholarship—particularly heterodox qualitative writing—and the way that scholars learn to play this game (habitus). It discusses unchallenged assumptions (doxa), commitment to shared stakes (illusio), the practice to achieve these stakes (practice), and the struggle for glories and riches (capital). By deploying Bourdieu's frame, we have been able to expose key processes, structures, and relationships within qualitative entrepreneurship authorship. These offer four types of practical outcomes: guidance for good practice; insights into emotional aspects of authorship; warnings of potentially dysfunctional practices; and a celebration of our successes.

Source: Journal of Small Business Management

DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12125

Authors: Sarah Drakopoulou-Dodd, Seonaidh McDonald, Gerard McElwee, Robert Smith

Institutions: University of Strathclyde, Robert Gordon University, Sheffield Hallam University

Language: English

Topic: Qualitative Research Methods and Applications

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2052165488