Experiential Learning within the Process of Opportunity Identification and Exploitation

By Andrew C. Corbett. 2005

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Subfields: Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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Cognitive Processes of Opportunity Recognition: The Role of Structural Alignment (2010, background): “…has shown that because the distribution of knowledge in society is not uniform, prior knowledge helps to explain why some individuals are able to recognize particular opportunities that others simply fail to see (e.g., Corbett 2005, Dimov 2007b, Fiet 1996, Shane 2000, Shepherd and DeTienne 2005).”
Heuristics, learning and the business angel investment decision-making process (2015, background): “…knowledge (Politis 2005; Cope 2005; Wang 2008; Levesque et al. 2009), in which learning asymmetries offer opportunity exploitation advantages (Corbett 2005; Rae and Carswell 2001), Much of this research is based, directly or indirectly, on adaptations of Kolb’s (1984) experiential learning…”
Entrepreneurs' Optimism And New Venture Performance: A Social Cognitive Perspective (2009, result): “…of reasoning is supported by previous research examining the important role that entrepreneurs’ cognitive frameworks play in their ability to transform information from their past experience into knowledge that helps them to identify and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities (Corbett, 2005, 2007).”
Entrepreneurship and Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Psychological Functioning (2019, background): “As Lazear, 2004, p. 208) points out, “entrepreneurs must be jacks-of-all-trades” and thus entrepreneurship provides opportunities for engagement that often surfaces as dynamic learning and continuous development of new skills (Cope, 2005; Corbett, 2005).”
Entrepreneurs’ attitudes towards failure – an experiential learning approach (2007, background): “A central idea in experiential learning theory is the value of active, personal and direct experiences compared to, for example, only watching others or reading about things (Schön, 1983; Kolb, 1984; Corbett, 2005).”
Self-Efficacy and Intrinsic Motivation Guiding Environmental Behavior (2011, background): “In the same direction, Corbett (2005) maintains that personal interests as well as values and beliefs (altruism, personal norms, participation, possibility of choice) would need to be present to achieve ERB.”
An investigation of hindsight bias in nascent venture activity (2009, background): “Nascent activities are crucial for developing entrepreneurial knowledge (Corbett, 2005).”
Conflict, Participative Decision‐Making, and Generational Ownership Dispersion: A Multilevel Analysis* (2008, background): “Journal of Small Business Management 2008 46(3), pp. 456–484 JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT456 entrepreneurial behavior (e.g., Corbett 2005; Lumpkin and Lichtenstein 2005; Kellermanns and Eddleston 2004; Barringer and Bluedorn 1999), other conflict can damage the harmony and relationships of…”
Recognizing Opportunities across Campus: The Effects of Cognitive Training and Entrepreneurial Passion on the Business Opportunity Prototype (2018, background): “The literature on entrepreneurial cognition and education on cognitive frameworks mainly focuses on the opportunity recognition stage (e.g., Corbett 2005).”
Experiential Learning Theory: A Dynamic, Holistic Approach to Management Learning, Education and Development (2009, background): “This broad definition subsumes more specialized managerial processes such as entrepreneurial learning (Corbett 2005, 2007, Poltis 2005), strategy formulation (Ramnarayan & Reddy 1989, Van Der Heijden 1996, Kolb, Lublin, Spoth, & Baker), creativity (Brennan & Dooley 2005), Boyle, Geiger & Pinto…”
Entrepreneurial alertness in the pursuit of new opportunities (2012, background): “According to social cognition theory, the level of alertness can be impacted by actively engaging in behavior, cognition, action, and experiential learning (e.g., Corbett, 2005; Lumpkin and Lichtenstein, 2005).”