In search of Readability across Entrepreneurship Research journals

Jill Kickul*, Mark Griffiths, Malin Brännback, Sönke Mestwerdt

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The entrepreneurship research field has grown dramatically over the last decades in terms of overall rigor, relevance, and impact. However, we arguably still need to improve how our research translates to other audiences outside of academia. Given that most of our empirical work surveys entrepreneurship practitioners, our scholarship should have practical significance and relevance to their endeavors. The purpose of this paper is to examine the overall readability and accessibility of published entrepreneurship research with implications for its relevance and knowledge creation for stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and students. Data were collected from the most cited articles from ten entrepreneurship journals between 2000-2019 (N=281). Surprisingly, empirical articles had a higher readability score than conceptual and qualitative articles and there was significant variation on readability across the journals. Lastly, we found support that readability scores of articles were positively related to their citation scores after controlling for number of authors and article age.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2024
MoE publication typeO2 Other
EventAcademy of Management, Annual Conference 2024 - Chicago, Chicago, United States
Duration: 9 Aug 202413 Aug 2024
https://aom2024.eventscribe.net

Conference

ConferenceAcademy of Management, Annual Conference 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period09/08/2413/08/24
Internet address

Keywords

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship research
  • readability
  • Impact

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