1st Edition
Practice Theory in Action Empirical Studies of Interaction in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Part 1. Interactions and the innovation workplace 1. Framing a contemporary understanding of workplace interaction 2. Entrepreneurial practice as an interactional concern 3. The materiality of accelerators and innovation spaces Part 2. Verbally accomplishing innovative entrepreneurial work 4. Doing play 5. Doing reflection 6. Doing empathy Part 3. Uncovering myths and misperceptions 7. Everyone knows successful entrepreneurs are fast and bold 8. What if disruptive questions didn’t drive innovation? Part 4. Looking through other lenses 9. Resilience as verbal practice 10. Bricolage as verbal practice Part 5. Advancing theory and practice 11. Entrepreneurial uncertainty is a member’s issue 12. Teaching the conversational competencies of innovation work
Biography
Betsy Campbell, PhD, researches the practices of teams at the forefront of science and technology. As a Penn State faculty member, she leads an initiative focused on the democratization of entrepreneurship. Earlier in her career she founded Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, Inc. and co-directed the MIT CI Lab.
"Innovation is very rarely a solo act – look behind almost any new venture and you’ll find a team. But what makes for success, how do teams balance creativity and conflict, how do they learn to handle the multiple social interactions which enable them to create value form new ideas? This excellent book pulls aside the curtain to give us a rich and well-researched glimpse into the world of team dynamics as they affect entrepreneurial activity." — John Bessant, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Exeter University
"Betsy Campbell provides an insightful glimpse into the workings of entrepreneurial and innovation teams. It turns seemingly simple conversational interactions into meaningful performances of practices to deal with uncertainty and ambiguity. The book is a great resource for those interested in understanding entrepreneurship as situated activity." — Dimo Dimov, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Bath University
"Dr. Betsy Campbell has written a must-read book for anyone wanting to consider what entrepreneurs actually do behind closed doors…Read this book - and learn a powerful new way of understanding how entrepreneurs accomplish their work in context." — Dr. Neil Thompson, Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
