It's Time We Talk About Time in Entrepreneurship. (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lévesque, Moren; Stephan, Ute
• Is Part Of: Entrepreneurship theory and practice. Volume 44:Number 2(2020)
• Page Start: 163
• Page End: 184
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: time -- entrepreneurship -- time perspective -- time allocation -- time-based methodologies; Small business -- Periodicals; New business enterprises -- Periodicals; Entrepreneurship -- Periodicals; 658.421
• DOI: 10.1177/1042258719839711
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1042-2587

Abstract

This editorial draws attention to time to advance entrepreneurship research by focusing on two aspects of time—time perspective and time management. We initiate a deeper conversation on time in entrepreneurship and illustrate the value of a time-based lens for entrepreneurship research through discussing examples at the individual, firm and context levels. These examples consider underdog and portfolio entrepreneurs; well-being; social and unethical entrepreneurial behavior; entrepreneurial teams and entrepreneur–investor dyads; firm strategy; industry and cultural contexts. We review promising methods for time-conscious entrepreneurship research: process, true longitudinal, diary, experience sampling, observational, work-shadowing and time-use studies; historical approaches; experiments; and simulations.