Developing methods to study the emergence of entrepreneurship

Aarni Moisala

Developing methods to study the emergence of entrepreneurship

Julkaisun otsikon käännös: Menetelmiä yrittäjyysintention syntymisen tutkimiseksi

Aarni Moisala

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Yrittäjyyskäyttäytymisen tutkimuksen piirissä on kasvava tarve löytää uusia menetelmiä yrittäjyysorientaation, aikomusten ja mahdollisuuksien prosessien tutkimiseen intentioiden syntymisen näkökulmasta. Olen pyrkinyt vastaamaan tähän tarpeeseen kehittämällä neljä uutta menetelmää ja tekniikkaa. Yksilön tason yrittäjyyssuuntauksia varten olen kehittänyt teoreettisen mallin ja määrällisen itsearviointityökalun, joka pohjautuu markkinoille tuloa koskeviin innovaatiostrategioihin. Toiseksi olen käyttänyt dokumentaarista videokuvausta ja montaasi-editointimenetelmiä selvittääkseni, millaisia mahdollisuuden prosesseja yrittäjät käyvät läpi ja olen tulosten pohjalta eksplikoinut kolme erilaista syntymisprosessia. Kolmanneksi olen kehittänyt tekniikan, jonka avulla tutkijat voivat jakaa yrittäjän elämänkertomuksia merkityksellisiin tapahtumiin ja selittää niiden välisiä keskinäisiä riippuvuuksia ja merkityksiä esi-intentionaalisen vaiheen näkökulmasta. Neljänneksi olen tutkinut esi-intentiovaihetta dualistisella intentio-toiminta -menetelmällä, jota on aikaisemmin käytetty lähinnä esiintyvän teatterin näyttelijöiden koulutuksessa. Laadullisilla menetelmillä voidaan tutkia vähitellen kehittyviä erikoistapauksia tai anomalioita henkilökohtaisina kertomuksina omien kokemusten kautta. Empiirisesti olen tutkinut 418 opiskelijan yrittäjyysorientaatioita sekä neljän innovatiivisen suomalaisen yrittäjän elämäntarinoita saavuttaakseni syvällisen ymmärryksen yrittäjän varhaisvaiheen esi-intentionaalisesta käyttäytymisestä sekä yrittäjien kasvuaikomusten syntymisestä. Olen myös samassa tarkoituksessa tehnyt teatterinäytelmän suomalaisesta yrittäjästä Toivo Sukarista. Työni metodologiset vaikutukset yrittäjäkäyttäytymistutkimukseen ovat moninaiset. Ensinnäkin väitöskirjassa kuvattujen yrittäjyysorientaatioiden, aikomusten ja mahdollisuuksien prosessien syntymisprosesseja avaavien menetelmien avulla tutkijat voivat selvittää, miten esi-intentiot tai esi-ideat nousevat henkilökohtaisista lapsuuden kokemuksista.Toiseksi löydösteni perusteella sekä tieteen että taiteen tutkijat saattavat löytää entistä enemmän yhteisiä tutkimushankkeita järjestämällä tutkimusprosessit analyyttisiin ja innovatiivisiin vaiheisiin sekä käyttämällä esitettyjä menetelmiä vastaavasti. Kolmanneksi yksi tärkeimmistä tavoitteistani on lisätä tieteellisten yhteisöjen, oppilaitosten ja yksilöiden käytännön kykyä analysoida yrittäjähenkisiä suuntauksia, aikomuksia ja mahdollisuuksien prosesseja ehdotetuilla menetelmillä joko takautuvasti tai "ad hoc" niin kuin ne kehittyvät jokapäiväisessä elämässä. Lisäksi pyrin luomaan uusia yhteyksiä ja rakentamaan siltoja tieteellisen ja taiteellisen tutkimuksen välille.

Julkaisun otsikon käännös	Menetelmiä yrittäjyysintention syntymisen tutkimiseksi
Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Pätevyys	Tohtorintutkinto
Myöntävä instituutio	Aalto-yliopisto
Valvoja/neuvonantaja	Kautonen, Teemu, Vastuuprofessori
Kustantaja	Aalto University
Painoksen ISBN	978-952-60-8329-2
Sähköinen ISBN	978-952-60-8330-8
Tila	Julkaistu - 2018
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	G5 Artikkeliväitöskirja

Tutkimusalat

yrittäjyyskäyttäytyminen
tutkimusmenetelmät
intentio
anomalia

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Developing methods to study the emergence of entrepreneurship

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