A Bourdieusian analysis of qualitative authorship in entrepreneurship scholarship

Drakopoulou Dodd, Sarah and McDonald, Seonaidh and McElwee, Gerard and Smith, Robert (2014) A Bourdieusian analysis of qualitative authorship in entrepreneurship scholarship. Journal of Small Business Management, 52 (4). 633–654. ISSN 0047-2778 (https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12125)

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Abstract

Empirically, this study builds on responses from leading qualitative entrepreneurship scholars.We carry out a Bourdieuan analysis of the field of entrepreneurship scholarship—particularly heterodox qualitative writing—and the way that scholars learn to play this game (habitus). It discusses unchallenged assumptions (doxa), commitment to shared stakes (illusio), the practice to achieve these stakes (practice), and the struggle for glories and riches (capital). By deploying Bourdieu’s frame, we have been able to expose key processes, structures, and relationships within qualitative entrepreneurship authorship. These offer four types of practical outcomes: guidance for good practice; insights into emotional aspects of authorship; warnings of potentially dysfunctional practices; and a celebration of our successes.

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Drakopoulou Dodd, Sarah ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3140-8194, McDonald, Seonaidh, McElwee, Gerard and Smith, Robert;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:60962
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    31 October 2014
    Published
    15 August 2014
    Published Online
    5 June 2013
    Accepted
    Notes:This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Drakopoulou‐Dodd, S., McDonald, S., McElwee, G., & Smith, R. (2014). A Bourdieuan Analysis of Qualitative Authorship in Entrepreneurship Scholarship. Journal of Small Business Management, 52(4), 633-654, .which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12125. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
    Keywords:entrepreneurship, Bourdieu, qualitative analysis, heterodox qualitative writing, Commerce, Management. Industrial Management, Business, Management and Accounting(all), Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Commerce
    Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Hunter Centre For Entrepreneurship
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:15 Jun 2017 11:09
    Last modified:23 Sep 2021 04:38
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/60962
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