Abstract
Conducting research in the entrepreneurship fields is a challenging task due to the complex, dynamic and transient nature of the industries. It has led to the argument to which research methodology is the most appropriate for the research. This Study focused on entrepreneurship in Construction Engineering Management (CEM). Better understanding the phenomena that influence performance at both the organizational-level and project-level is the requirement for the construction industry best practices research. An alternative approaches that regards to a robust research methodology with an interaction and feedback mechanism between industry respondent and academician should be considered to solve effectively the problems that the construction industry faced. Thus, it is called the need for the CEM research to move from the traditional approach to one that is more robust although it may compromise some academic rigour. This paper describes the procedures that the authors undertook to conduct their current study. It comprises the rationale for the selection of a mixed methods approach of the combination of the Delphi study and the Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique. It also includes the development of the conceptual framework that use to investigate the subjects under investigation. A discussion of the selected methods and its application to the research inquiries is also included.