A Theory of Arts Entrepreneurship as Organizational Attack

Abstract

Theory is developed by way of a systematic process that attempts to explain or provide a rationale for the way something works.Kuratko () defines a theory of entrepreneurship as "a formulation of verifiable relationships, or underlying principles that explain entrepreneurship, predict entrepreneurial activity, or provide normative guidance" (p.).Scholars in the entrepreneurship literature have been critical of the lack of theory guiding entrepreneurship research, education and practice (Baumol ; Bull & Willard ; Bygrave & Hofer ; Chandler & Lyon ; Cooper ).Distinguished entrepreneurship scholars Shane and Venkataraman () soften this critique and suggest entrepreneurship theory is underdeveloped.In addition to the establishment of a discipline, related professional associations, and dedicated career paths, scholars in the entrepreneurship literature suggest that systematic theory is necessary for the development and advancement of an academic field (Bird, Welsch, Astrachan, & Pistrui ).Similarly, in the arts entrepreneurship literature, White suggests that there are few proposed theories specific to arts entrepreneurship (White ).For example, while White works towards theory development (White , ), Essig () proposes a means-ends theory "in the absence of a body of theory about arts entrepreneurship specifically" (p.).Given that the academic field of arts entrepreneurship is still emerging, it is not surprising that arts entrepreneurship theory is underdeveloped.As a result, arts entrepreneurship researchers have had to import other theories from outside of the arts literature to provide a rationale for their conceptual frameworks, models, hypotheses, and research conclusions (Essig ; Preece ; White ).Additionally, in arts

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