Entrepreneurial opportunity recognition through social networks
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Entrepreneurial opportunity recognition through social networks
（Garland studies in entrepreneurship）
Garland Publishing, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Provides the first empirical support for the importance of network characteristics other than size to idea identification and opportunity recognition.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction Entrepreneurial Opportunities: A Definitional Discussion Chapter 2 Introduction
- Prior Conceptions and Definitions of Opportunity
- Ideas, Desirability, and Feasibility
- Environmental Sources of Opportunity Creation
- A Conceptual Definition of Opportunity Chapter 3: Opportunity Recognition Literature Review Introduction Opportunity Recognition: Process or Enlightenment? Prior Experience and the "Corridor Principle" Cognitive Factors for Opportunity Recognition
- Social Networks and Opportunity Recognition
- Concept of the Opportunity Recognition Process in this Study
- Discussion and Concluding Remarks Chapter 4. Opportunity Recognition and Social Networks Introduction Direct Relevant Related Literature
- Weak Ties
- Strong and Weak Ties Combined
- Structural Holes
- Network Diversity
- Opportunity Recognition: Before or After the Intention to Found a Firm? Network Opportunity Recognition and Firm Performance Chapter 5. Research Methods Survey Questionnaire
- The Chose Survey Sample
- Survey Procedure
- Variables Used in the Statistical Analyses
- Statistical Methods Used to Test Hypotheses Chapter 6. Summary of Respondents and Study Sample Chapter 7. Ideas VS. Opportunities: Empirical Data Results
- Numbers of Ideas Identified and Opportunities Recognized
- Sources of Ideas
- Turning Ideas into Opportunities
- Timespan Between Initial Idea and Opportunity Recognition
- Timespan Between Opportunity Recognition and Firm Founding
- Modification of Initial Venture Idea Before Opportunity Recognition
- Modification of Initial Venture Idea Before Firm Founding
- Role of Social Contacts in the Opportunity Recognition Process Concluding Remarks about Chapter 7 Chapter 8: Empirical Results: Tests of Hypotheses Examining the Numbers of New Venture Ideas Identified
- Examining the Numbers of New Venture Opportunities Recognized
- Effects of Network Size on Numbers of Opportunities Pursued
- Effects of Network Size and Characteristics on Range of Opportunities Recognized
- Alertness and Prior Experience Levels of network Entrepreneurs
- Intention to Found a Firm and then Recognizing the Opportunity vs. Recognizing the Opportunity and then Founding a Firm
- Utilizing Strong and Weak Ties to Recognize Opportunities
- Effect of Opportunity Recognition Through Social Networks on Firm Size and Performance
- Summary of Results for Tests of Hypotheses Chapter 9: Discussion of Empirical Results and Research Model Size of an Entrepreneur's Social Network
- Effect of Weak Ties
- Benefit of Having a Mix of Strong and Weak Ties
- Social Networks, Opportunity Recognition and Performance
- Structural Holes and Alter Heterogeneity
- Discussion of Other Results
- The Effect of Cofounders
- Discussion of the Models Developed in this Study
- Limitations
- Conclusion Chapter 10. Supplementary Analyses of Data Differences Between Study Sample and Respondents who did not Agree with (or Understand) the Overarching Research Model
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