Open AccessNo is No, Maybe is No, Yes is Maybe: Issues of authenticity and accuracy from interviews with Vietnamese and Mongolian entrepreneurs
Author(s) -
Mike Turner,
Richard J. Pech
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of asia entrepreneurship and sustainability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1176-8592
DOI - 10.22622/jaes.2019.15-1.04
Subject(s) - vietnamese , rigour , interview , qualitative research , entrepreneurship , focus (optics) , psychology , focus group , sociology , process (computing) , engineering ethics , applied psychology , political science , engineering , computer science , social science , epistemology , anthropology , philosophy , linguistics , physics , optics , law , operating system
The following examines the challenges of cross-cultural entrepreneurship research,with a specific focus on the interview method. Challenges of the interview methodare explained with guidelines for conducting cross-cultural research interviews.Examples are taken from the authors’ research experiences while interviewingVietnamese and Mongolian entrepreneurs. Risks and problems as well as solutionsassociated with qualitative research methods are discussed in an effort to acquire authentic and accurate results through a transparent and scientifically rigourprocess.