Mapping the aliran of the academic discipline of entrepreneurship: A ...

1.4 Structure of this dissertation
1.4.00 This chapter outlines the structure of this dissertation. The dissertation is in five
parts. In section 1.0.04 I outlined the structure of Part One. To aid in the mapping of this
work at the beginning of each Part and each Chapter I include a brief index for ease of
reference and navigation. There are five Parts to this work, each divided into chapters and
sections. Chapters are identified as *.*, (this chapter is 1.4 for example), with sections and
sub sections being respectively *.*.** and *.*.*.** (this section is 1.4.00 for example).
Each part, c hapter and sections have introd uctor y paragraphs with a *.0 or *.00 suffix.
1.4.01 Part Two outlines the theoretical framework for this investigation, in particular
taking the taxonomy used and creating a model from this. These models developed are
then applied to the discipline of entrepreneurship.
1.4.02 Part Three focuses on the methodo logy I use in t his dissertation along with the da ta
collection methods. An opening position statement provides justification for using both
mixed methodologies and mixed data collection processes.
1.4.03 Part Four deals with the empirics of this investigation. This part follows the flow I
expe rienced in conducting this investigation, firstly with interpreting the data collected,
then describing the process taken in identifying the ontologies within the discipline of
entrepreneurship that could be used as a frame of reference for the data analysis process.
1.4.04 Part Five covers the conclus ions reached in this investigation, and reviews the
question as to whether the discipline of entrepreneurship can be considered dubious or not.
It outlines the actual contributions of this investigation.
1.4.05 Appendix One lists the high gravitas articles in chronological sequence extracted
from the Web of Science episteme that formed the basis of the research.
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