TY  - CHAP
AB  - Sociological studies of entrepreneurship focus on social and technical innovations in business. Using an illustration from molecular plant biology and the historical evolution of the term “entrepreneur,” I make a case for the theoretical and methodological importance of studying entrepreneurs and their ventures outside the scope of traditional business. Then, considering the scientific lab as a self-consciously entrepreneurial venture, I use the population of molecular biology labs studying the plant Arabidopsis thaliana to demonstrate a relationship less directly measurable among start-ups in business: diverse sources of funding accompany original activities and ideas within a venture. This is not, however, what predicts lab success. Lab size drives success, but hinders originality. Moreover, I show that established institutions in science are usually the ones that become innovations in business.
VL  - 25
SN  - 978-1-84950-498-0, 978-0-7623-1433-1/0733-558X
DO  - 10.1016/S0733-558X(06)25008-0
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0733-558X(06)25008-0
AU  - Evans James A.
ED  - Martin Ruef
ED  - Michael Lounsbury
PY  - 2007
Y1  - 2007/01/01
TI  - Start-ups in Science: Entrepreneurs, Diverse Backing, and Novelty Outside Business
T2  - The Sociology of Entrepreneurship
T3  - Research in the Sociology of Organizations
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 261
EP  - 305
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -