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Blundel, Richard
(2007).
URL: http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main.lasso?id=3...
Abstract
This chapter provides an outline of the origins and principal features of critical realist social theory, followed by a focused review of the methodological implications of this philosophical perspective. The primary purpose of the chapter is to consider why critical realism might offer a suitable ‘vehicle’ for qualitative research in the field of entrepreneurship, and to assess its explanatory potential with reference to recent empirical studies informed by a realist perspective. The concluding section is a reflection on the issues faced by researchers who are considering critical realism against alternative approaches, together with suggestions for further reading.
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- 1-84720-959-9, 978-1-84720-959-7
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Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) > Business > Department for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise
Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) > Business
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- © 2007 Helle Neergaard and John Parm Ulhøi
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