The Concept of “Opportunity” in Entrepreneurship Research: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges

By Jeremy C. Short, Dave J. Ketchen, Christopher L. Shook, R. Duane Ireland. 2010

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Subfields: Accounting, Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation

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The Development of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research Field (2018, background): “That is to say, it is about understanding the nature of opportunities, its causes and effects by means of empirical studies [51].”
The Concept of International Opportunity in International Entrepreneurship: A Review and a Research Agenda (2014, neutral): “For about a decade, the key functions of entrepreneurship have been seen as opportunity discovery and exploitation (Eckhardt and Shane 2003; Shane and Venkataraman 2000; Short et al. 2010).”
Entrepreneurial alertness in the pursuit of new opportunities (2012, background): “The emergence of new ideas and how they can lead to commercializable opportunities are central to the field of entrepreneurship (Baron, 2006; Shane and Venkataraman, 2000; Short et al., 2010).”
The formation and interplay of social capital in crowdfunded social ventures (2014, background): “Looking, therefore, at theory on opportunities and entrepreneurship, Short, Moss, and Lumpkin (2009) conclude that research on entrepreneurial opportunities has reached a critical mass; however, the final step for a great ‘unification theory of opportunities’ has yet to be made (Short et al. 2010).”
Life After Business Failure (2013, background): “Finally, a number of book chapters, journal articles, and working papers were brought to our attention as a result of our close examination of the 35 articles originally selected and were included in our review (for a similar approach, see Short et al., 2010).”
Crowdfunding social ventures: a model and research agenda (2013, background): “OR is at the very heart of venture creation, some scholars regard OR even as the basis of entrepreneurship (Short et al. 2010).”