Indian Business Houses and Entrepreneurship: A Note on Research Trends

Abstract

Empirical studies on the entrepreneurial performance of Indian business houses are few and far between. Arguing that the earlier studies were unduly influenced by some a priori deductive formulations, the paper traces the stages through which an empirical bias has set in during recent decades. The paper also draws attention to a number of key areas that must be explored in the interest of developing a comprehensive understanding of entrepreneurial manifestations of large business groups.