Title
Entrepreneurship Education: Correspondence Between Practices of Nascent Entrepreneurs and Textbook Prescriptions for Success
Publication
The Academy of Management Learning and Education (AMLE)
Abstract
Entrepreneurship courses are vital components of a business school curriculum. Although existing studies examine teaching pedagogy, very few explore the content of entrepreneurship courses. We compare start-up activities of nascent entrepreneurs in the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) dataset to data collected from a sample of entrepreneurship textbooks. Our findings indicate that while there is some overlap in start-up activities practiced by nascent entrepreneurs and those covered in textbooks, there are several differences as well. Implications for teaching are discussed.
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Strategic Management Policy
Recommended Citation
Edelman, Linda F., Candida G. Brush, and Tatiana S. Manolova. "Entrepreneurship Education: Correspondence Between Practices of Nascent Entrepreneurs and Textbook Prescriptions for Success." The Academy of Management Learning and Education (AMLE) 7, no. 1: 56-70.
(with Linda F. Edelman and Tatiana S. Manolova)