Social sources of information in opportunity recognition: Effects of mentors, industry networks, and professional forums

By Eren Ozgen, Robert A. Baron. 2007

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

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External technology sourcing: The effect of uncertainty on governance mode choice (2007, neutral): “These external sources can either be informal (e.g. forums, informal networks, or mentors (Ozgen and Baron, 2007)) or formal (e.g. interfirm networks, R&D partnerships).”
Social Influence Opportunity Recognition, Evaluation, and Capitalization: Increased Theoretical Specification Through Political Skill’s Dimensional Dynamics (2018, background): “For example, it has been shown that access to a mentor’s network leads to otherwise inaccessible opportunities (Ozgen & Baron, 2007).”
The Entrepreneurship Process in Base of the Pyramid Markets: The Case of Multinational Enterprise/Nongovernment Organization Alliances (2010, background): “Contextual elements influence the strength of this link (Ozgen & Baron, 2007; Singh, 2000; Webb, Tihanyi, Ireland, & Sirmon, 2009).”
Developing Attitudes Toward an Entrepreneurial Career Through Mentoring (2015, background): “Studies have shown that novices increased their opportunity identification abilities (Ozgen & Baron, 2007), got in touch and networked with useful persons and developed greater self-confidence or ESE (Nandram, 2003).”
You Say Illegal, I Say Legitimate: Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy (2009, background): “As a valuable social source of information to its members, a group’s collective identity can increase its members’ ability to recognize opportunities (Ozgen & Baron, 2007; Singh, 2000).”
Opportunity recognition and the tendency to be an entrepreneur: A bivariate genetics perspective (2009, methodology): “To date, research has explained only a small part of the variance between people in the recognition of new business opportunities (Ardichvili et al., 2003; Baron & Ensley, 2006; Gaglio & Katz, 2001; Shane, 2000; Singh et al., 1999; Baron & Ozgen, 2007 ).”
Passion Isn't Always a Good Thing: Examining Entrepreneurs' Network Centrality and Financial Performance with a Dualistic Model of Passion (2014, positive): “These resources enhance the entrepreneur’s opportunity recognition (Ozgen and Baron, 2007), which is a fundamental aspect of the entrepreneurial process.”
The Concept of “Opportunity” in Entrepreneurship Research: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges (2010, methodology): “A scale to measure the interaction of individuals with opportunities was adapted from a six-item scale from Singh, Hills, Hybels, and Lumpkin (1999) by Ozgen and Baron (2007).”