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Factors of Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence in the Last Decade

Author

Term

4. Term

Publication year

2014

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Pages

87

Abstract

Dette speciale bringer idéen om iværksætteres mulighedsidentifikation – hvordan man opdager nye forretningsmuligheder – ind i den almindelige forskning i international business. Vi gennemgår systematisk 22 fagfællebedømte tidsskriftsartikler fra 2003 til 2013 på tværs af flere discipliner. På baggrund af dette materiale peger vi på tre hovedgrupper af faktorer, der former selve processen med at genkende muligheder, understøttet af nyere empiriske resultater. Ved at tydeliggøre disse påvirkninger og samle indsigter fra forskellige felter bidrager specialet til en fælles, evidensbaseret ramme for at forstå mulighedsidentifikation i international business.

This thesis brings the idea of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition—how people identify new business opportunities—into mainstream international business research. We systematically review 22 peer‑reviewed journal articles published between 2003 and 2013 across multiple disciplines. Based on this body of work, we identify three main groups of factors that shape the opportunity recognition process, supported by recent empirical findings. By clarifying these influences and uniting insights from different fields, the thesis contributes a shared, evidence‑based frame for understanding opportunity recognition in international business.

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