Frese, M., Rousseau, D. M., & Wiklund, J. (2014). The Emergence of Evidence–Based Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 38(2), 209-216.

Question 1

What does evidence-based entrepreneurship (EBE) pursue?

Answer 1

It pursues the science-informed practice of entrepreneurship.

Question 2

What are fundamental practices of evidence-based management?

Answer 2

1. Use of the best available relevant scientific findings
2. Systematic attention to organizational facts, indicators and metrics
3. Ongoing practice of critical, reflective judgement, and use of decision aids in order to improve decision quality
4. Consideration of ethical issues, in particular, the impact of decisions on their many stakeholders

Question 3

What are challenges in evidence-based entrepreneurship (EBE)?

Answer 3

1. The typical requirement in evidence-based practice to establish standards based on the best available evidence
2. Spreading of knowledge is a challenge in entrepreneurship

Question 4

What are the 3 findings on education and intention?

Answer 4

• The correlation between business education and intention is smaller than the one for specific entrepreneurship education
• The correlations between entrepreneurship and business education with intentions are lower than most entrepeneurship researchers would expect
• The correlation between entrepreneurial/business education and the intention to start a business, when prior intentions are controlled for, is near zero / nonsignificant.

Question 5

What are 2 findings on moderators and intention?

Answer 5

• Culutural moderators (uncertainty avoidance, power distance, in-group collectivism)
• Politico-economic moderators (such as developing country and political stability)