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Frontiers of Business Research in China

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Front Bus Res Chin    2012, Vol. 6 Issue (3) : 418-434    https://doi.org/10.3868/s070-001-012-0019-9
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Rigor and Relevance: On the Development of Entrepreneurship Research in China
Shujun Zhang1(), Xiwei Yi2(), Xiaohua Su3()
1. School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; 2. Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University, Houston 77005, USA; 3. School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Abstract

This study examines the contributions of Chinese entrepreneurship research to academic knowledge and its practical implications. Specifically, we investigate how Chinese entrepreneurship research meets the standards of rigor and relevance based on a review of 64 papers published in five major scholarly journals in the Chinese mainland. Results show that Chinese entrepreneurship research has paid comparatively little attention to the “rigor” dimension, while focusing more heavily on practical relevance than on academic relevance on the “relevance” dimension. Future directions for China’s entrepreneurship research are also discussed.

Keywords entrepreneurship      rigor      relevance      Chinese entrepreneurial management theory     
Corresponding Author(s): Shujun Zhang,Email:mnszsj@gmail.com; Xiwei Yi,Email:Xiwei.Yi@rice.edu; Xiaohua Su,Email:tmnsxh@jnu.edu.cn   
Issue Date: 05 September 2012
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Shujun Zhang,Xiwei Yi,Xiaohua Su. Rigor and Relevance: On the Development of Entrepreneurship Research in China[J]. Front Bus Res Chin, 2012, 6(3): 418-434.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fbr/EN/10.3868/s070-001-012-0019-9
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fbr/EN/Y2012/V6/I3/418
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