What is Evidence-based Management (EBMgt)?
"The systematic, evidence-informed practice of management, incorporating scientific knowledge in the content and process of making decisions". (Rousseau, 2012, p.3)
EBMgt consists of four fundamental activities:
Rousseau, D.M. (2012). Envisioning evidence-based management. In D. Rousseau (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Evidence-based Management (pp. 3-24). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Research is an iterative process with multiple steps, as illustrated in the following graphic.The first iteration is represented by the large blue boxes. As you move through the process and evaluate your search results, you may decide to select a different database, or revise your search strategy, in order to increase the number of results, or to make the results more relevant.
The following is a selective list of scholarly entrepreneurship journals, but articles on topics related to entrepreneurship and new business ventures may appear in many other journals, so it is best to 'cast a wide net' by searching for your topic in one of the key business databases listed on this page.