Teaching Entrepreneurial Action: Application of Creative Logic

Abstract

This chapter highlights an overemphasis and persistent bias in entrepreneurship pedagogy toward predictive logic that results in unidimensional instruction. In contrast, we explore how to teach a creative logic for entrepreneurial action. We argue that a more realistic and complete approach to teaching and pedagogy should include a creative logic that will augment existing methods focused on students’ research and analysis and balance these with taking explicit entrepreneurial action. Building upon social capital, networking, learning and real options theories, the chapter uses case studies and provides in-class exercises to illustrate our perspective and help researchers and instructors alike.

Citation

Noyes, E. and Brush, C. (2012), "Teaching Entrepreneurial Action: Application of Creative Logic", Corbett, A.C. and Katz, J.A. (Ed.) Entrepreneurial Action (Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth, Vol. 14), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 253-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1074-7540(2012)0000014011