Necessary Conditions and Theory-Method Compatibility in Quantitative Entrepreneurship Research
探讨了必要条件在创业研究中的哲学根源和重要性，通过创始人经验这一关键概念进行实证演示，并主张明确考虑必要条件能提升理论方法的兼容性。
All-or-nothing necessary conditions are critical for the unfolding of subsequent entrepreneurial outcomes. A condition is necessary when an entrepreneurial outcome emerges only in the presence or absence of that condition. While a necessary condition does not guarantee the outcome, it makes the outcome possible by virtue of its theoretical necessity. We discuss the philosophical roots and importance of necessary conditions in entrepreneurship. We offer an empirical illustration of necessary condition analysis using founder’s experience, a critical concept in entrepreneurship. We argue that theory-method compatibility in entrepreneurship research can be enhanced by explicitly accounting for necessary conditions.