Opportunity Discovery, Problem Solving and the Entrepreneurial Theory of the Firm

By Chihmao Hsieh, Jackson A. Nickerson, Todd R. Zenger. 2007

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Subfields: Management of Technology and Innovation, Safety Research, Strategy and Management

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Decision Comprehensiveness and Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Moderating Role of Managerial Uncertainty Preferences and Environmental Dynamism (2009, background): “…exposure to ongoing trends and developments in the environment, decision-makers might begin to ‘connect the dots’ between seemingly independent events, constituting the basis for identifying new venturing opportunities (Baron, 2006; Eisenhardt, 1989; Hsieh et al., 2007; Ozgen and Baron, 2007).”
Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship: Implications for Venture Creation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (2020, background): “Opportunity exploitation is multidimensional construct within the entrepreneurship literature and is taken by some to constitute mobilizing resources and building capabilities (Sarason et al., 2006) while others focus on market selection (Hsieh et al., 2007) or market exchange ( Dimov, 2011 ).”
Toward An Integration of the Behavioral and Cognitive Influences on the Entrepreneurship Process (2016, background): “, entrepreneurs’ solution to the conceptualized opportunity) (Hsieh et al., 2007; Shane, 2012).”
Bridging Behavioral Models and Theoretical Concepts: Effectuation and Bricolage in the Opportunity Creation Framework (2016, unknown): “These insights align work at the intersection of strategy and entrepreneurship that attempts to take a more nuanced look at this construct (Folta, 2007; Hsieh, Nickerson, and Zenger, 2007).”
Uncertainty Types and Transitions in the Entrepreneurial Process (2017, background): “The entrepreneur must then focus efforts on the creative resolution of the chosen problem with the resources available (or those that may become available) (Hsieh et al. 2007).”
Business Model Innovation to Create and Capture Resource Value in Future Circular Material Chains (2014, background): “, a problem-solution combination where the cost of the solution is lower than the cost of the problem whilst still being non-trivial in its development [110].”
A systematic literature review of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition: insights on influencing factors (2014, background): “Hsieh et al. (2007) Learning ability and opportunity recognition • An individual must have the ability to acquire knowledge either through formal education or through accumulated experience.”
Resources, Capabilities and Entrepreneurial Perceptions (2007, background): “…but also individuals with heterogeneous conceptual schema, the fundamental problems go well beyond moral hazard, adverse selection and other forms of opportunism (Hsieh et al., 2007) to include the costs of teaching and persuasion, which Langlois (1992) refers to as dynamic transaction costs.”
The Concept of “Opportunity” in Entrepreneurship Research: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges (2010, background): “Ideas are a function of creativity and learning; however, ideas lead to potential opportunities only if carefully vetted and developed (Dimov, 2007b; Hsieh et al., 2007).”
Social ties and international entrepreneurship: Opportunities and constraints affecting firm internationalization (2011, background): “The finding that social ties lead to restricted exchanges reinforces Hutchinson’s (2005) view that linguistic distance is a non-trivial barrier to trade.”