Process perspective on entrepreneurship
pp. 199-222
in: Roméo V. Turcan, Norman M. Fraser (eds), The Palgrave handbook of multidisciplinary perspectives on entrepreneurship, Berlin, Springer, 2018Abstract
Gertsen, Lassen, Haase, and Nielsen start with the proposition that the essential properties of development processes within the three areas of innovation, design, and entrepreneurship have converged during recent decades. Based on a review of the three areas, Gertsen et al. conclude that, indeed, the development of processes within the three areas has led to a seeming convergence in the understanding of processes. However, it appears that the development may have happened more or less independently; although some similarities between the three disciplines can be identified, figuratively, the development may have followed different roads leading to the same intersection. Gertsen et al. identify similarities and opportunities for cross-fertilizations and conclude that further comparing and contrasting may be beneficial to advance learning in all three fields.