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Directions For Future Research In Entrepreneurship DONALD L. SEXTON, Baylor University PHILIP M. VAN AUKEN, Baylor University R. DUANE IRELAND, Oklahoma State University Although research in entrepreneurship has expanded rapidly in recent years, the field is in its infancy much as "business policy" was a decade ago. Entrepreneurial studies are mostly in the exploratory stage and fragmented in coverage of issues. The purpose of this paper is to assess the needs for future research in entrepreneurship and to suggest general directions for research pursuits. Serving as the genesis for the paper was the Conference on Research and Education in Entrepreneurship,* held at Baylor University in March, 1980. Academics at the forefront of entrepreneurial research addressed four streams of research at the conference: characteristics of entrep reneurs, entrepreneurial technology, entrepreneurship and social prog ress, and entrepreneurship in academia. In assessing directions for future entrepreneurial research, this paper will draw from the conference's proceedings in each of the four research streams.* Specific conference papers and authors are referenced in the bibliography. Research On Characteristics Of Entrepreneurs Much of the research in entrepreneurship has focused on selected personality and behavioral characteristics of entrepreneurs. Three major research questions have emerged which are far
American Journal of Small Business – SAGE
Published: Jul 1, 1981
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