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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

4. Opportunity Emergence and Evolution

Author : Ian Chaston

Published in: Technological Entrepreneurship

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Kirzner (1997) described an entrepreneur as an individual ‘alert’ to opportunities. He posited that alertness is a key difference between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs. Theories of entrepreneurial opportunity reflect an assumption that entrepreneurs either search to discover opportunities or create opportunities without searching. Alvarez and Barney (2007) opined that discovery and creation should be viewed as two conflicting theories of entrepreneurship. They noted that both perspectives seek to explain the actions that entrepreneurs take to exploit opportunities.

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Metadata
Title
Opportunity Emergence and Evolution
Author
Ian Chaston
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Technological Entrepreneurship

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-45849-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-45850-2

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45850-2_4