Philosophy is often seen as asking very deep questions and as providing very abstract answers. Entrepreneurship, however, is typically seen as being very practical and worldly. How then can philosophy be valuable to entrepreneurship research? This is precisely the question that will be addressed in this symposium by three entrepreneurship scholars who have each successfully published numerous top-tier journal articles which fruitfully integrate philosophy into entrepreneurship research. Some of the topics to be addressed include the benefits and drawbacks of using philosophy to guide research practices in entrepreneurship, and how philosophical thinking and theorizing can impact the relevance of entrepreneurship research for practitioners. Curiosity is required; philosophical background is not.

Chair/Président: Reiner Schaefer (Haskayne School of Business)

Guest Speaker: Dimo Dimov (Bath University), Stratos Ramoglou (University of Southampton) & Mark Packard (University of Nevada, Reno)