Discussion on Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research
Abdulsalam Jibril PhD, Ibrahim Mohammed Babbuli
Citation :Abdulsalam Jibril, Ibrahim Mohammed Babbuli, Discussion on Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research 2017,5(12) : 46-54.
The paper aimed to explain the promise of entrepreneurship as a field of research. In entrepreneurship research, there are many disciplines primarily economics, management/business administration, sociology, psychology, economic and cultural anthropology, business history, strategy, marketing, finance, and geography representing a variety of research traditions, perspectives, and methods. The study is divides into four part, conceptual framework, previous study, results and recommendations. The study aimed at identifies the reasons why studying entrepreneurship is necessary as a field of research. This paper was examined using research articles, peer-reviewed, journals, books, empirical study, and other credible published materials by professional in the field of entrepreneurial studies, business, and history as well as other related fields. The study explores that field of entrepreneurship is concerned with discovering and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities. There are many recommendations such as researchers should give more priority and consider entrepreneurship as a field of research, as this will give them more knowledge on how to discover and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities lying within their country and even abroad.