Entrepreneurial Information Search Behavior for Opportunity Recognition:Scale Development
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2016-08-07
Author(s)
Abstract
How entrepreneurs search for information influences entrepreneurial opportunity recognition processes like the amount of opportunities recognized by entrepreneurs. The odds of entrepreneurs to successfully recognize promising opportunities increases if we advance our understanding of entrepreneurial information search behavior. However, despite its imputed relevance, academic understanding remains limited particularly due to empirical issues. Existing scales attempting to measure such search behaviors lack sufficient distinguishability between the different types of information search behavior. Thus, it is almost impossible to assess what construct is actually being measured. This entails the need for a valid, reliable and applicable new measure. By building on opportunity discovery and information search theory, we develop and validate a scale of information search behavior. We found proof for three distinct types of information search behaviour, namely, passive, proactive and systematic search.
Funding(s)
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Academy of Management Proceedings
Publisher
Academy of Management
Publisher place
Philadelphia, PA
Event Title
76th Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM) 2016 "Making Organizations Meaningful"
Event Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Event Date
05.-09.08.2016
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
242907