Ten Years of Entrepreneurship Education Literature: An Examination of Theoretical Contributions

45 Pages Posted: 16 Jul 2012

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Rui Baptista

Brunel Business School, Brunel University; Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon

Ana Naia

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Carlos Januário

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Virgínia Trigo

University Institute of Lisbon (IUL) - CIES-IUL, ISCTE (Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology)

Date Written: July 16, 2012

Abstract

The present paper addresses the state of the art in theory-building on entrepreneurship education through the analysis of the contributions made roughly over the last decade (2001-2011). Theoretical contributions on entrepreneurship education have been increasing and improving as more articles have been published building new theoretical propositions and testing existing theory. However, there is still considerable scope for improvement, in particular through the development of articles that expand knowledge by making new theoretical propositions and testing those propositions in new experimental settings. Theory-building and theory-testing are still rooted in single paradigms, conditioning the generation of more complete and eclectic knowledge.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship Education, Theory-building, Theory-testing, Taxonomy of Contributions

JEL Classification: I20, M13

Suggested Citation

Baptista, Rui and Naia, Ana and Januário, Carlos and Trigo, Virgínia, Ten Years of Entrepreneurship Education Literature: An Examination of Theoretical Contributions (July 16, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2109932 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2109932

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Ana Naia

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Carlos Januário

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Virgínia Trigo

University Institute of Lisbon (IUL) - CIES-IUL, ISCTE (Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology) ( email )

Complexo Indeg/Iscte
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