Opportunity Recognition among Intentional and Nascent Entrepreneurs
ISBN
978-0-9819028-3-8
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2011-06-15
Author(s)
Abstract
This contribution applies and tests an extended version of a measure of opportunity recognition recently proposed by Gregoire, Shepherd, and Schurer Lambert (2010) in a large-scale survey among intentional and nascent entrepreneurs. Statistical analyses confirm the reliability and partly the unidimensionality of the opportunity recognition measure. This paper also investigates determinants of the extent of opportunity recognition. As expected, entrepreneurial education has a positive effect on opportunity recognition only for people with professional experience. Progress in the entrepreneurial process is positively related to opportunity recognition. The analysis is based on data from the 2011 Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS) in Germany
Language
English
Keywords
Opportunity Recognition
Nascent Entrepreneurs
Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS)
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Back to the Future: Changes in Perspectives of Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Publisher
ISCB International Council for Small Business
Publisher place
Washington
Volume
Paper 452
Event Title
56th World Conference of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB)
Event Location
Stockholm
Event Date
15.-18.06.2011
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
125268