Chapter 10 Scholarly Practice and Meaningful Research: Utilising Voice by Enabling Action … if it was only that Simple!

Higgins, David ORCID: 0000-0002-3685-5495 and Smith, Sue (2018) Chapter 10 Scholarly Practice and Meaningful Research: Utilising Voice by Enabling Action … if it was only that Simple! In: Creating Entrepreneurial Space: Talking Through Multi-Voices, Reflections on Emerging Debates. Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, 9A . Emerald Publishing Limited,UK, pp. 175-189. ISBN 9781787563728, 1787563723

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Abstract

The growing importance of ‘lived practices’ in entrepreneurship-related studies has sought to pose several questions and challenges for researchers/scholars in the field (Ruona & Gilley, 2009; Short, Keefer, & Stone, 2009). The issue of how current entrepreneurship research practices can become more applied in nature provides the basis for articulating more clearly what we mean by research impact and why it has become a central concern in the research field (Beyer & Trice, 1982; Huggins et al., 2008; Rynes, 2007; Starkey & Tempest, 2005). This debate has drawn specific attention to the need for applied research in entrepreneurial scholarship, which is more reflective of lived practice. The need to reach a balance between practitioners and academics’ expectations in terms of delivering research which is focussed towards achieving academic rigour and application to practice, which is both meaningful and relatable, is significant for both communities (Ram, Edwards, Jones, Kiselinchev, & Muchenje, 2017). This chapter seeks to assist and inspire both existing and future researchers in the field to make more informed choices and offer tangible evidence of good practice, serving as a guide to researchers wishing to develop engaged research. The authors hope that the nature of this chapter would seek to clarify the importance of engaged research in supporting how we understand and respond to the needs of entrepreneurial practice as a means of building trust and confidence in research reported. A key characteristic of the issue will be the different ‘framing’ of questions that can enhance practical knowledge.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Business & Economics
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2018 09:09
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2024 01:02
DOI:	10.1108/s2040-72462018000009a010
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3027482