Are opportunities recognized or constructed? An information perspective on entrepreneurial opportunity identification

By Ivan P. Vaghely, Pierre-André Julien. 2010

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

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Entrepreneurial Cognition, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Capability in the Creative Industries (2011, background): “…it has something approaching paradigmatic status in the psychological sciences, dualprocessing theory is a theoretical resource that to date has been drawn upon by only a comparatively small number of entrepreneurial cognition researchers (e.g. Kickul et al., 2009; Vaghely and Julien, 2010).”
Entrepreneurial opportunity recognition: an empirical study of R&D personnel (2013, background): “…of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition as a core construct and independent research area within the entrepreneurship literature, the process of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition has long been viewed as a black box (Adcroft et al., 2004; Corbett, 2007; Vaghely and Pierre-Andre, 2010).”
A systematic literature review of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition: insights on influencing factors (2014, background): “Information processing theories guide us on how entrepreneurs use their prior knowledge to provide expertise and sense-making in interpreting ambiguous data about environmental change (Vaghely and Julien 2010).”
A Dynamic Model of Entrepreneurial Uncertainty and Business Opportunity Identification: Exploration as a Mediator and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy as a Moderator (2017, background): “Further, some research suggests that entrepreneurs are information processors that may use a combination of both approaches (Vaghely & Julien, 2010).”
Antecedents of Business Opportunity Identification and Innovation: Investigating the Interplay of Information Processing and Information Acquisition (2014, background): “Information processing is important because it describes the processes of interpreting and combining new information; these processes may lead to new conclusions and the identification of new business opportunities (R. K. Mitchell et al., 2007, 2002; Vaghely & Julien, 2010).”
The Importance of Being Emotional : How do Emotions Affect Entrepreneurial Opportunity Evaluation and Exploitation? (2010, background): “Nonetheless it is important to note, that this evaluation reflects only a subjective perceived value of the opportunity, which may or may not be of objective value (Shane and Venkaraman, 2000; Eckhardt and Shane, 2003; Vaghely and Julien, 2010).”
Examining determinants of entrepreneurial intentions in Slovenia: applying the theory of planned behaviour and an innovative cognitive style (2018, background): “…beliefs, values, the cognitive style and various mental processes and models related to information and knowledge assessment, such as decision-making, problem-solving and others, that entrepreneurs use in detection and exploitation of opportunities in their environment (Vaghely & Julien, 2010).”
The formation and interplay of social capital in crowdfunded social ventures (2014, background): “While opportunity recognition focuses on the restrictive roles of business and social structure on entrepreneurial activity, opportunity formation emphasizes the creation of opportunities by the entrepreneur (Gielnik et al. 2012; Mitchell, Mitchell, and Smith 2008; Vaghely and Julien 2010).”
Towards a schematic theory of entrepreneurial alertness (2013, neutral): “Entrepreneurs may be able to dynamically switch between algorithmic and heuristic modes of thought to both discover and enact new opportunities (Vaghely and Julien, 2010).”
Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship: Implications for Venture Creation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (2020, neutral): “…2002; Fischer & Reuber, 2011; Fleming, 2018; Garbuio & Lin, 2019; Glikson & Woolley, in press; Gregory et al., in press; Hoynes & Rothstein, 2019; Ireland et al., 2003; Kronblad, in press; Kumar et al., 2019; Nambisan et al., 2019; Salomons, 2018; Vaghely & Julien, 2010; Yoo et al., 2010).”