RESEARCH &

DEVELOPMENT:
Introduction,
Perspective &
Overview
 The idea that entrepreneurial activity
can be found in a wide variety of

“
organizational contexts, at different
degrees of intensity, and that is can
have wildly contrasting impacts – both
positive and negative – on the wider
world.

This variability has often led to confusion

over what constitutes
‘entrepreneurship’, both in the popular
imagination and among academic
researchers. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the
concept of an individual entrepreneur
has also proved difficult to define and, as
 The idea that entrepreneurial activity
can be found in a wide variety of

“
organizational contexts, at different
degrees of intensity, and that is can
have wildly contrasting impacts – both
positive and negative – on the wider
world.

This variability has often led to confusion

over what constitutes
‘entrepreneurship’, both in the popular
imagination and among academic
researchers. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the
concept of an individual entrepreneur
has also proved difficult to define and, as
Research (n.)

late 16th century, from Middle

French word recerche , meaning
“The act of searching closely”
https://www.etymonline.com/word/research
Research (n.)

late 16th century, from Middle

French word recerche , meaning
“The act of searching closely”
https://www.etymonline.com/word/research
SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
1. Academic Literatures
2. Non-academic Sources
3. Other Sources
1.Academic
Literatures
▸ Academic journals
▸ Academic books
▸ Academic textbooks
2. Non-academic
Sources
▸ Reports and briefings
▸ Marketing research
▸ Specialist media
3. Other Sources
▸ Business plan guides
▸ Newspapers and broadcast
media
▸ Documentaries
▸ Autobiographies/Biographies
▸ Fictionalized accounts
▸ Advice/Personal Anecdotes
▸ Personal Experience
DISCIPLINARY
PERSPECTIVES ON
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
1. Psychology and behavioral
studies
2. Sociology, human geography and
anthropology
3. Economics
4. Historical studies
5. Political science and studies
WAYS RESEARCH HELPS
IN ESTABLISHING A
SUCCESSFUL VENTURE
1. By learning from the
research
2. By making use of the
research findings
3. By reflecting on the
research evidence
THANKS!
😉
Presented by:
ISAIAH KENT P.
BAGATSOLON