Entrepreneurial Behavior: Contributions to the Exploitation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities in New and within Existing Organizations
Type
habilitation
Date Issued
2015-02
Author(s)
Abstract
Entrepreneurial behavior occurs at the nexus of the enterprising individual and the entrepreneurial opportunity, with heterogeneity existing on both the individual and opportunity sides. Fully understanding entrepreneurial behavior requires the researcher to investigate its complexities in different organizational settings and across heterogeneous contexts. However, while research continues to improve the general understanding of the exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities, and therefore of entrepreneurial behavior itself, questions nonetheless remain over several aspects including the opportunity exploitation process, the characteristics and perceptions of the enterprising individual involved, the context in which entrepreneurial behavior is manifested, and the results achieved.
This research program therefore examines how, and with what effects, entrepreneurial opportunities are exploited, and by whom. More specifically, because the nature of entrepreneurial opportunities varies on several dimensions and that variance influences the value the enterprising individual expects to receive, it follows that entrepreneurial behavior manifests itself in various forms. Accordingly, this habilitation examines entrepreneurial behavior within different organizational settings: (1) the creation of a new organization, (2) the engagement in trust-based interorganizational cooperation, (3) the pursuit of management innovation, and, finally, (4) the exploitation of opportunities in academia.
In sum, the cumulative habilitation aims to recognize and explore how and with what effects entrepreneurs with various characteristics exploit opportunities within different organizational settings and in heterogeneous contexts. Specifically, the research program centers on the nexus of the enterprising individual and the entrepreneurial opportunity. In doing so, it particularly focuses on refining the understanding of the heterogeneity of entrepreneurial behavior in the creation of a new organization and within existing organizations. By adopting a diverse range of theoretical and methodological perspectives, it taps the potential of an interdisciplinary and multi-method approach. The results contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities in different contexts.
This research program therefore examines how, and with what effects, entrepreneurial opportunities are exploited, and by whom. More specifically, because the nature of entrepreneurial opportunities varies on several dimensions and that variance influences the value the enterprising individual expects to receive, it follows that entrepreneurial behavior manifests itself in various forms. Accordingly, this habilitation examines entrepreneurial behavior within different organizational settings: (1) the creation of a new organization, (2) the engagement in trust-based interorganizational cooperation, (3) the pursuit of management innovation, and, finally, (4) the exploitation of opportunities in academia.
In sum, the cumulative habilitation aims to recognize and explore how and with what effects entrepreneurs with various characteristics exploit opportunities within different organizational settings and in heterogeneous contexts. Specifically, the research program centers on the nexus of the enterprising individual and the entrepreneurial opportunity. In doing so, it particularly focuses on refining the understanding of the heterogeneity of entrepreneurial behavior in the creation of a new organization and within existing organizations. By adopting a diverse range of theoretical and methodological perspectives, it taps the potential of an interdisciplinary and multi-method approach. The results contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities in different contexts.
Language
English
Publisher place
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
253702