TY - BOOK AU - Larty,Joanne AU - Hamilton,Eleanor TI - Structural approaches to narrative analysis in entrepreneurship research: exemplars from two researchers SN - 02662426 AV - HD2341.167 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Sage KW - Entrepreneurial narrative KW - Family business KW - Narrative analysis N2 - Narrative is recognized as a credible source of knowledge for scholars engaged in theory building in entrepreneurship. A wide range of methods for the analysis of narrative empirical material have been adopted in research to date. Thus, researchers have a multitude of ways to engage with data, such that investigators new to narrative analysis may face challenges in approaching and framing analyses of their narrative material. This article presents exemplars from two researchers who used structural approaches to uncover contemporary understandings of entrepreneurship in different contexts. Their experiences suggest a framework that scholars embarking on journeys into narrative analysis can use to their benefit UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242611401796 ER -