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A Bourdieuan Analysis of Qualitative Authorship in Entrepreneurship Scholarship

2014; Wiley; Volume: 52; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jsbm.12125

0047-2778

Sarah Drakopoulou Dodd, Seonaidh McDonald, Gerard McElwee, Robert Smith,

Management and Organizational Studies

Journal of Small Business ManagementVolume 52, Issue 4 p. 633-654 Special Issue Article A Bourdieuan Analysis of Qualitative Authorship in Entrepreneurship Scholarship Sarah Drakopoulou-Dodd, Sarah Drakopoulou-DoddSarah Drakopoulou-Dodd is professor of entrepreneurship at The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde.Search for more papers by this authorSeonaidh McDonald, Seonaidh McDonaldSeonaidh McDonald is professor in the Institute for Management, Governance and Society at The Robert Gordon University.Search for more papers by this authorGerard McElwee, Corresponding Author Gerard McElweeGerard McElwee is professor of entrepreneurship at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University.Address correspondence to: Gerard McElwee, Sheffield Hallam University, Business School, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK. E-mail: g.mcelwee@shu.ac.uk.Search for more papers by this authorRobert Smith, Robert SmithRobert Smith is reader in entrepreneurship at Aberdeen Business School, The Robert Gordon University.Search for more papers by this author Sarah Drakopoulou-Dodd, Sarah Drakopoulou-DoddSarah Drakopoulou-Dodd is professor of entrepreneurship at The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde.Search for more papers by this authorSeonaidh McDonald, Seonaidh McDonaldSeonaidh McDonald is professor in the Institute for Management, Governance and Society at The Robert Gordon University.Search for more papers by this authorGerard McElwee, Corresponding Author Gerard McElweeGerard McElwee is professor of entrepreneurship at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University.Address correspondence to: Gerard McElwee, Sheffield Hallam University, Business School, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK. E-mail: g.mcelwee@shu.ac.uk.Search for more papers by this authorRobert Smith, Robert SmithRobert Smith is reader in entrepreneurship at Aberdeen Business School, The Robert Gordon University.Search for more papers by this author First published: 15 August 2014 https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12125Citations: 26 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat 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. Citing Literature Volume52, Issue4Special Issue: Understanding Entrepreneurship: Challenging Dominant Perspectives and Theorising Entrepreneurship through New Post-Positivist EpistemologiesOctober 2014Pages 633-654 RelatedInformation