Research Article

ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORIES AND EMPIRICAL RESEARCH: THE NEXUS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

1 Department of Business Administration Auchi Polytechnic
* Corresponding author: auchiclemekans@gmail.com
Published: Jan, 2021
Pages: 86-94

Abstract

Entrepreneurship theories and research remain important to the development of the entrepreneurship field. This paper examines six entrepreneurship theories with underlying empirical studies. These are Economic entrepreneurship theory, Psychological entrepreneurship theory, Sociological entrepreneurship theory, Anthropological entrepreneurship theory, OpportunityBased entrepreneurship theory, and Resource-Based entrepreneurship theory. These theories offer us a fairly good opportunity to refocus our efforts at integrating the diverse viewpoints.

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How to Cite

CLEMENT, O., O., O. F., & A., B. M. (2021). ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORIES AND EMPIRICAL RESEARCH: THE NEXUS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT. Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, 12(1), 86-94. https://doi.org/10.67862/hjjgs.2021.l05hk5mq

O. CLEMENT, O. F. O., and B. M. A., "ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORIES AND EMPIRICAL RESEARCH: THE NEXUS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT," Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 86-94, January 2021. doi: 10.67862/hjjgs.2021.l05hk5mq

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