Dear OB Netters:
Please see the following call for proposals for a special issue in
Organizational Research Methods. Thank you for passing it along to others
who may have an interest in it as all.
I apologize in advance for cross postings over the next day or so.
Thank you -- Bob Vandenberg
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Robert J. Vandenberg
Terry College of Business
Department of Management
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-6256
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Associate Editor (Incoming Editor, July 2007), Organizational Research
Methods --
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Organizational Research Methods
http://orm.sagepub.com
SPECIAL ISSUE ON
RESEARCH METHODS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Spurred by Joseph Schumpeter's seminal work in the first half of the 20th
century, the entrepreneurship field is emerging today as a distinct area of
inquiry. The field is devoted to building knowledge about how individuals
and groups identify opportunities in the quest to develop innovative ideas
and create new ventures. Although scholarly interest in entrepreneurship
appears to be steadily rising across the management discipline, this growth
has been accompanied by an increase in questions about the rigor of
empirical studies. Research methods in entrepreneurship have been
scrutinized along a variety of dimensions, such as construct measurement,
research design, data analysis, and levels of analysis. This scrutiny
presents researchers with new opportunities to better capture
entrepreneurial phenomena in their investigations as well as new challenges
about the design and execution of their studies.
The purpose of this special issue is to publish work that will significantly
enhance methodological practices in the field of entrepreneurship. In
particular, we seek to (a) codify existing challenges about how methods are
applied, (b) develop understanding about how to resolve current dilemmas,
(c) lay a foundation for increased rigor in future studies, and (d) consider
the implications of methodological rigor on the development of the field.
Appropriate topics for the special include, but are not limited to:
1. How methods developed in other fields (e.g., finance, psychology,
sociology, geography, anthropology) can enhance entrepreneurship research;
2. The integration between entrepreneurship theory and method;
3. How well extant studies have used particular research designs,
measurement approaches, and analytical techniques relative to 'best
practices;'
4. How experimental designs can improve our understanding of
entrepreneurship;
5. Overcoming challenges associated with sampling in entrepreneurship
studies, such as obtaining representative samples that are free of survivor
bias;
6. The construct validity of key metrics, such as growth,
entrepreneurial orientation, and performance;
7. The measurement of opportunities;
8. The pitfalls of using cross-sectional and single-informant designs,
and potential remedies;
9. The treatment of levels of analysis within entrepreneurship inquiry;
10. How qualitative approaches can further enhance the study of
entrepreneurship; and
11. Philosophy of science issues in the entrepreneurship context.
We invite empirical, conceptual (i.e., new theory about method),
methodological, and literature review papers. Two types of papers will be
published: (a) Feature Articles and (b) Research Notes. Feature articles are
full-length manuscripts typical of ORM contributions. Research notes are
narrower in scope than a feature article. Research notes should make an
important contribution regardless of length, but the contribution is more
focused in scope, perhaps addressing a more specific issue/topic as opposed
to broader issues. Research notes should be approximately 2500 words in
length (excluding tables and references). For all submissions, a paper's
length relative to its contribution will be an important metric for
assessment.
All papers will undergo the standard double-blind ORM review process and
must meet the standards of the ORM Editorial Policy Statement (see
http://orm.sagepub.com). All articles published in this feature topic must
make strong contributions to improving our understanding of research methods
in entrepreneurship. Papers that address substantive as opposed to
methodological issues are better suited for more substantively focused
outlets.
The Guest Editors for this special issue are Jeremy Short, Texas Tech
University (
jeremy.short@ttu.edu), Duane Ireland, Texas A&M University
(
DIreland@mays.tamu.edu), and Dave Ketchen, Auburn University
(
ketchda@auburn.edu).
To be considered for publication, a one-page article proposal/summary must
be sent by email to
jeremy.short@ttu.edu by December 3, 2007. These
summarized proposals will be used only to ensure that the focus and scope of
each paper is appropriate for the special issue. The guest editors will
review the summaries and then invite authors to submit complete papers.
Authors with approved proposals must submit completed manuscripts by July
18, 2008.