...Erika Branca; Johanna Vanderstraeten; Hendrik Slabbinck; Eugénie Delzenne; Riyaad Ismail Purpose This study examines how migration experience shapes opportunity recognition capability through a sequential capability-formation process. While prior research emphasises knowledge enrichment from cross...

... attention as seniors embark on entrepreneurial endeavors, defying stereotypes by demonstrating their capacity to address challenges associated with age. This paper aims to identify, assess and synthesize research findings to elucidate the determinants of opportunity recognition in senior entrepreneurship...

... Opportunity recognition Opportunity development Entrepreneurial judgment Social networks Viewed as a cross-border nexus of individuals and opportunities (Di Gregorio et al., 2008a), international entrepreneurship (IE) provides a unique setting in which entrepreneurs and firms respond...

...Robert J. Pidduck; Yejun Zhang Purpose Drawing on image theory, the authors investigate how and when cross-cultural experience cultivates two core entrepreneurial sensing capabilities: opportunity recognition and creative behavior. Design/methodology/approach The authors develop and test...

.... Entrepreneurship Opportunity recognition Opportunity exploitation Opportunity identification Entrepreneurial motivation Motivation Entrepreneurship education Thomas K. Maran can be contacted at: thomas.maran@uibk.ac.at 06 05 2020 29 09 2020 28 12 2020 16 02 2021 16 02...

... of investigation. The purpose of this paper is to investigate opportunity recognition behaviour of social entrepreneurs and closely related unique attributes of empathy, moral judgement (MRJ) and self-efficacy, in an emerging market African context. A survey was administered to social entrepreneurs across...

... the opportunity identification process. This work will help expand the theory building that explores differences between managers and entrepreneurs in organizations. Entrepreneurship SMEs Opportunity recognition Entrepreneurial orientation The findings provide empirical evidence that a firm’s...

... than entrepreneurs with one start-up experience. This is country-specific research. Further study may employ data from multi-countries to re-test the validity of the hypotheses. Vietnam Opportunity recognition Investment Small businesses Entrepreneurial experience Investment...

...Clifford G. Hurst This study identifies a cognitive process underlying opportunity recognition, evaluation and exploitation, known as integration. This study finds that entrepreneurs have stronger capacities for integrative thinking than do managers. In contrast to other published research...

... as a stepping stone for further theory development and empirical research on sustainable opportunity recognition. Ruven Hanohov can be contacted at: hanohov@gmail.com Figure 1 Model of recognition of sustainable development opportunities Prior knowledge has been found to play a key role...

.... The role of two behavioural controls – entrepreneurial munificence and domain relevant knowledge – are discussed as influencing both an individual’s ability and desire to recognise and exploit opportunities. Opportunity recognition and exploitation are also suggested to reinforce an individual’s...

... of entrepreneurial alertness and learning in the entrepreneurial opportunities recognition process. Design/methodology/approach – First, the authors identified key effective factors and developed research hypotheses and conceptual model. Second, the authors considered research methodology including sampling...

...David J. Hansen; G.T. Lumpkin; Gerald E. Hills Purpose This paper seeks to detail an exploratory examination of a multidimensional, creativity‐based theoretical model of opportunity recognition originally proposed by Hills et al. and later refined by Lumpkin et al., but never...