Epistemological Attributions to Entrepreneurial Firms

1. Understanding Micro and Small Enterprises
This chapter discusses entrepreneurial eco-system comprising social, economic, and behavioural dimensions. The business environment has been discussed in this chapter in reference to current scenarios in emerging markets based on thorough literature review. The organizational design and operational perspectives contribute as core discussion in this chapter in the context of contemporary shifts in organizational growth and performance. The societal values associated with entrepreneurial development and governance framework in reference to public policies are integrated in this chapter. This chapter discusses the ambidextrous social platform comprising intrinsic  and extrinsic factors.  The role of the social power, individual desires, and political philosophies that affect the entrepreneurial learning process have  also  been discussed  in this chapter to supplement the social cognitive theory.

2. Review of Entrepreneurial Epistemologies
ntroduction to entrepreneurial epistemologies are discussed in this chapter. The detailed conversation about positivism, logical positivist notions, pragmatism, and conventionalism have been discussed in the context of socialization of knowledge affecting entrepreneurial behaviour. Pre-modernists and relativists epochs have been discussed in this chapter in reference to entrepreneurial management. The classical theory of Marshall  has been interpreted with contemporary  arguments on disruptive business and management practices across entrepreneurial taxonomy.  In addition to supplement the Schumpeterian theory of development,  the contemporary pattern of co-evolution of enterprises through crowdsourcing and crowdfunding  have been discussed in this chapter. These concepts endorse Schumpeterian theory of development in a contemporary perspective. The significance of public policies, vogue, venture capitalism, and disruptive

Ananya Rajagopal holds Ph.D. in Administration with focus on Entrepreneurship and Marketing Strategies from EGADE Business School. She has published several papers in international journals of repute and contributed research works in international conferences and edited books. She currently holds the position of Research Professor at Anáhuac University, Mexico.