The Phenomenological Method in the Research on Entrepreneurship in Brazil

Abstract

Most research on entrepreneurship has been performed according to the positivist perspective. It appears, however, a tendency for other approaches under investigation. This study was prepared in order to: 1) Discuss the applicability of the phenomenological method in the study of entrepreneurship; 2) Analyze the "state of the art" research on entrepreneurship in this light. It is a reasoned essay on theoretical contributions and empirical research reports phenomenological nature of entrepreneurship in Brazil. The phenomenological method has great potential for the study of entrepreneurship, as it allows know the entrepreneurial action from the point of view of the entrepreneur himself. However, it is reduced the number of entrepreneurship research on the application of this method. It is recommended that researchers who pay attention to the potential of this method for understanding the entrepreneur phenomenon and who are willing to investigate it from the perspective of the entrepreneurs themselves.