Is There an Elephant in Entrepreneurship? Blind Assumptions in Theory Development
基于Low和MacMillan（1988）提出的六个关键决策，揭示创业理论发展中的未明说假设，并推荐Shane和Venkataraman（2000）的文章作为清晰化模型，建议创业领域围绕特定研究问题形成学者社群。
This article uses the six key specification decisions for entrepreneurship research (purpose, theoretical perspective, focus, level of analysis, time frame, and methodology) outlined in Low and MacMillan (1988) to explore unstated assumptions in entrepreneurship theory development. An article by Shane and Venkataraman (2000), “The Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research,” is analyzed and recommended as a model for clarity. A recommendation is made that the field of entrepreneurship needs to develop communities of scholars identified with specific research questions and issues.