ABSTRACT
Chapter 2 Prologue to the Case Studies gives a brief overview of the importance and diversity of the research to be presented. Chapters 3 through 9 provide illumination into entrepreneurial ecosystems and some embeddedness in various entrepreneurial communities. As noted by Neergaard and Ulhøi, a variety of methodological research tools are warranted in entrepreneurship research. Further, Bygrave noted that quantitative isolation focuses on the “study of central tendency,” which is useful in demand field analyses, but does not support Schumpeterian outliers. Thus, a wide variety of qualitative research methods better explore the essence of experiences involving entrepreneurs, local communities, leaders, and networks. This “practice-oriented endeavour” must be viewed through the lens of entrepreneurs’ actions and experiences.
