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Introduction

In: Organizational Dynamics of Creative Destruction

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  • Stephen W. Mezias
  • Elizabeth Boyle

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The words ‘organizational dynamics’ begin the title of our book because the major thesis of this book is that organization theory provides a set of useful frameworks and questions for the study of entrepreneurship. The creative destruction borrows Schumpeter’s colorful language to signal the specific focus within the broader field of entrepreneurship that will be highlighted by perspectives from organization theory and throughout our book: the emergence of new industries. The good news is that recent research, including the studies reported in the remaining chapters of this book, has made important progress in developing the application of frameworks from organization theory to study the issue of the emergence of new industries. At the very least, this work also has provided the beginnings of the answers to key questions. The less good news is that there is still a long way to go. Hitt, Ireland, Camp, and Sexton (2001: 488) provided a recent summary of the state of theory development in entrepreneurship: ‘Although entrepreneurship has existed as a practice and field of study for quite some, there is no commonly accepted and well-developed paradigm for research in the field.’

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  • Stephen W. Mezias & Elizabeth Boyle, 2002. "Introduction," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Organizational Dynamics of Creative Destruction, chapter 1, pages 1-13, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-4039-2025-6_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9781403920256_1
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