Introduction to the Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Behavior, Practice and Process

Abstract

This introduction offers an overview of the book, a sense of how and why all of these contributions fit together as a coherent whole and our logic for how scholars might make progress, broadly, when considering entrepreneurial: behavior, practice and process. The genesis of this book is derived from a simple question: What do entrepreneurs do? It became apparent to us that there was a need to weave together a number of disparate threads of ideas, methods, and insights about “what do entrepreneurs do” into a more comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon. We consider this book to be the beginning of a conversation that requires, you, the reader, to enter into a dialogue with us and contribute towards adding pieces to the fabric constructed here. The Handbook is the beginning of a more systematic and coordinated effort to build a research community focused on this question.