The Aspiring Entrepreneurship Scholar Strategies and Advice for a Su

This book offers helpful insight and advice on how doctoral students and junior faculty can succeed as an entrepreneurship scholar. It invites them to think entrepreneurially to identify research opportunities, manage the publication process, achieve exce

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Dean A. Shepherd

The Aspiring Entrepreneurship Scholar

Dean A. Shepherd

The Aspiring Entrepreneurship Scholar Strategies and Advice for a Successful Academic Career

Dean A. Shepherd Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, USA

ISBN 978-1-137-58995-8 ISBN 978-1-137-58996-5 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-58996-5

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016936082 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any  other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. London

I dedicate this book to my wife Suzie and children Jack and Meg.

CONTENTS

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Introduction

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Thinking Entrepreneurially to Identify Research Opportunities Knowledge and the Identification of Research Opportunities Bricolage and the Identification of Research Opportunities Motivation and the Identification of Research Opportunities Self-Efficacy and the Identification of Research Opportunities Experimentation and the Publication Process Conclusion References

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Approaching and Managing the Publication Process Submitting a Paper Desk Reject The Review Process Editor’s Decision Responding to Reviewers Rejection of a Revised Manuscript A Request for a Second-Round Revision Paper Is Accepted Conclusion References

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Adopting an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Achieve Excellence in Teaching (While Not Sacrificing Research) Myth 1: I am going to a Research School, so I do not have to worry so much about my performance in the Classroom Myth 2: This is my Teaching day. I don’t do Research on my Teaching Day Myth 3: I look too Young to Teach MBAs Myth 4: Teaching Evaluations do not Matter Myth 5: My Students don’t