Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Edited by Catherine Léger-Jarniou, Professor Emeritus, Université Paris-Dauphine PSL Research University, Paris, France and Silke Tegtmeier, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark

• Contents:Introduction: Reopening the Debate – a Delphi Panel of the Leading Scholars in Research on Entrepreneurial OpportunitiesPART I ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES – THEORIES AND APPROACHES 1. A Brief History of the Idea of Opportunity William B. Gartner, Bruce T. Teague, Ted Baker and R. Daniel Wadhwani2. Starting a Business Venture Rationally or Naturally – Exploiting an Opportunity in Space or Developing a Place Björn Bjerke and Johan Gaddefors3. Austrian Market Theory and the Entrepreneurial Function as Opportunity RecognitionFrederic SautetPART II THE OPPORTUNITY FORMATION PROCESS 4. Beyond Discovery: Exploring the Field of Entrepreneurship without a Discovery ViewSteffen Korsgaard and Sean Patrick Sassmannshausen 5. The Opportunity Development Process of Nascent EntrepreneursSilke Tegtmeier and Catherine Léger-Jarniou PART III ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS 6. Understanding the Knowledge - Opportunities - Entrepreneurship Mechanism Spyros J. Vliamos7. A Shaped Fate: Interpreting Opportunity through an Actor Network LensThomas P. Kenworth and Mike Chiasson 8. From Information to Opportunity. The Role of Boundary Spanners in Sensing and Seizing Opportunities Aurore Haas9. Opportunity: From Semantic Concept to Pragmatic Tool Michael MarchesneyPART IV IMPACT FACTORS ON OPPORTUNITY FORMATION 10. Why are Some Individuals Willing to Pursue Opportunities and Others Aren’t? The Role of Individual ValuesFrancisco Linán and Agnieszka Kurczewska 11. The Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Opportunity Recognition Self-efficacy Carlos Albornoz and José Ernesto AmorósIndex

'It was with great anticipation that I learned Catherine Leger-Jarniou and Silke Tegtmeier were combining their considerable talents to produce a Research Handbook on Opportunity Formation. This is an incredibly important and timely topic in the field of Entrepreneurship and they did not disappoint. They have assembled a formidable list of notable thought leaders in the field and skillfully combined and edited chapters each shedding key insights into the often elusive understanding of the nexus of opportunity recognition and new venture creation. Even a quick perusal of the table of contents reveals this is a must read for researchers, policy makers, and anyone engaged in the quest to advance theory and practice in Entrepreneurship in general and opportunity formation in particular. The breadth and depth of coverage make this volume a must add to any Entrepreneurship research library.' --Charles H. Matthews, University of Cincinnati'This book contains important theoretical, empirical, and methodological discussions on entrepreneurial opportunity. With contributions from leading scholars from around the world, it will have a significant impact on entrepreneurship research.' --Karl Wennberg, Linkoping University, Sweden'Leger-Jarniou and Tegtmeier's bold attempt at bringing together the wisdom of opportunity researchers should offer research scholars with a sound body of knowledge, not always available in such compendiums. It should also trigger creative engagement with the subject and its application in practice among seasoned academics and policymakers. Young academics and early stage doctoral students researching entrepreneurial opportunities will find this book particularly beneficial in understanding the current trends and advancing their research agendas/thought process. Opportunity being a very topical theme in entrepreneurship, this handbook justifies itself by discussing and redefining important theoretical, empirical and methodological contributions.'--Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies