Уважаемые коллеги,
21 апреля 2009 г. (начало в 18-10) по адресу: Кочновский проезд,
д. 3, ауд. 402 в рамках совместного заседания семинара «Социология
рынков» (рук. – проф. В.В. Радаев) и проектного семинара «Проблемы
теории предпринимательства» (рук. – проф. А.Ю. Чепуренко) состоится открытая
лекция проф. Роберта Блэкбёрна (Великобритания) на тему «Исследования
предпринимательства и малого бизнеса в Великобритании: направления и перспективы».
Язык семинара – английский.
Пропуск на территорию ГУ-ВШЭ можно заказать по тел.: 8 (499)152-15-51, 8-915-322-74-83
или по e-mail: ealexandrova@hse.ru
Профессор Рональд Блэкбёрн – директор по исследованиям
бизнес-школы университета г. Кингстон, главный редактор издания «International
Small Business Journal».
Доклад основан на статье: Blackburn R., Kovalainen A. Researching small firms
and entrepreneurship: Past, present and future // International Journal of Management
Reviews, 2009.
Abstract
This paper seeks to stimulate debate on the agendas, methodologies and methods
used in the field of small business and entrepreneurship. The paper raises questions
regarding the research agendas pursued and provides some pointers for the direction
of future research. Integral to this is the argument that there is a need to reflect
on the condition of small-business research and to raise the quality of research
by employing robust research methods. This may involve questioning the role of small
firms and entrepreneurship in society rather than merely advocating them and the
policy measures taken when supporting and/or developing the small business sector.
The dominance of specific viewpoints, the methodologies used in small business studies,
and the consequences of these in relation to the development of a coherent scientific
field of small business studies are also discussed. Examples of research activity
are discussed to illustrate these themes. Overall, the paper argues that entrepreneurship
and small business is a lucrative area for research. However, if the field of inquiry
is to flourish, it needs to be approached from a more critical perspective, instead
of merely accepting normative, or even strongly ideologically driven, standpoints
now dominant in so many studies. This has implications for research agendas, methodologies
and ultimately research methods training.
