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Necessary Conditions and Theory-Method Compatibility in Quantitative Entrepreneurship Research

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: All-or-nothing necessary conditions are critical for the unfolding of subsequent entrepreneurial outcomes. A condition is necessary when an entrepreneurial outcome emerges only in the presence or absence of that condition. While a necessary condition does not guarantee the outcome, it makes the outcome possible by virtue of its theoretical necessity. We discuss the philosophical roots and importance of necessary conditions in entrepreneurship. We offer an empirical illustration of necessary condition analysis using founder’s experience, a critical concept in entrepreneurship. We argue that theory-method compatibility in entrepreneurship research can be enhanced by explicitly accounting for necessary conditions.

Source: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

DOI: 10.1177/10422587221102103

Authors: Christian Linder, Abhisekh Ghosh Moulick, Christian Lechner

Institutions: SKEMA Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,500