Chapter 10: Research Matters: Introduction and Overview
1. Which one of the following does not come under the four broad types of knowledge about entrepreneurship as suggested by Richard Swedberg?
- practical knowledge about entrepreneurship
- practical knowledge of the entrepreneur
- social science knowledge with practical implications for entrepreneurship
- practical implications for entrepreneurship, but no social science knowledge
2. Which discipline has discussed whether it is possible to ‘teach’ someone to behave entrepreneurially?
- economics
- psychology
- business history
- sociology
3. Economics-based research on entrepreneurship has also tended to emphasize the collection and analysis of qualitative data.
- True
- False
Answer: B
Explanation
In addition macro-economic researchers have often relied on individual-level data derived from questionnaire surveys (e.g. a telephone-based survey of a large representative sample of owner-managers).
4. Policy tools, including regulations, incentives, and penalties, will also play an important part in efforts to redirect entrepreneurial energy away from destructive, unsustainable activity and towards more constructive and benign alternatives.
- True
- False
