Sector-based entrepreneurial capabilities and the promise of sector studies in entrepreneurship
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Author(s)
DeMasis, A
Kotlar, J
Wright, DM
Kellermanns, F
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The influence of the industrial sector is a long-standing assumption in entrepreneurship studies, yet the mechanisms through which the industrial sector shapes entrepreneurial phenomena and the processes through which entrepreneurial actors interact with sectors to prospect, develop, and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities remain largely under-theorized and little understood. We critically reexamine the notion of “sector” in entrepreneurship research, advancing a more dynamic view of the industrial sectors captured by the concept of sector fluidity and identifying three approaches to move the sector more prominently onto the “front seat” of entrepreneurship theory and research. Defining sector-based entrepreneurial capabilities and examining their importance to advance current understanding of industry-specific determinants, processes, and outcomes of entrepreneurship, we set out an agenda for further research aimed at advancing sector studies in entrepreneurship.
Date Issued
2017-11-21
Date Acceptance
2017-10-11
Citation
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2017, 42 (1), pp.3-23
ISSN
1042-2587
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
3
End Page
23
Journal / Book Title
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Volume
42
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2017. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published by Sage Publications Ltd. All rights reserved. It is available at: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1042258717740548
Subjects
Social Sciences
Business
Business & Economics
sector studies
entrepreneurship
industry
entrepreneurial capabilities
sector
opportunity
INDUSTRY LIFE-CYCLE
RESOURCE-BASED VIEW
DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
RESEARCH AGENDA
TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES
CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS
CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK
VENTURE PERFORMANCE
1503 Business And Management
1505 Marketing
Business & Management
Publication Status
Published