HAS THE CONCEPT OF OPPORTUNITIES BEEN FRUITFUL IN THE FIELD OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP?

被引：55
作者：
Alvarez, Sharon [1 ]
Barney, Jay B. [2 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Joseph M Katz Grad Sch Business, Entrepreneurial Studies, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
[2] Univ Utah, Eccles Sch Business, Strateg Management, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
[3] Univ Utah, Eccles Sch Business, Social Entrepreneurship, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
来源：
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES | 2020年 / 34卷 / 03期
关键词：
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; DECISION-MAKING; UNCERTAINTY; APPROPRIATION; EPISTEMOLOGY; PROBABILITY; DISCOVERY; PROMISE; FIRMS;
D O I：
10.5465/amp.2018.0014
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Recent criticisms of the concept of opportunities either ignore the natural evolution of conceptual definitions in all the social sciences (Davidsson, 2015; Davidsson, Recker, & von Briel, 2020) or substitute different words for this concept (Foss & Klein, 2020). Neither tack provides a strong justification for abandoning the concept of opportunity in the field of entrepreneurship. Indeed, the concept of opportunities has forced entrepreneurship scholars to be clearer about their assumptions, has focused attention on Knightian uncertainty and the process of forming and exploiting opportunities, and links entrepreneurship research with some theories in the field of strategic management. It seems likely that opportunities will continue as an important concept in the field of entrepreneurship for some time.
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页码：300 / 310
页数：11
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