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Tables of Contents for Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition Through Social Networks
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
6
Entrepreneurial Opportunities: A Definitional Discussion
7
20
Introduction
7
2
Prior Conceptions and Definitions of Opportunity
9
9
Ideas, Desirability, and Feasibility
18
2
Environmental Sources of Opportunity Creation
20
2
Technology
20
1
Consumer Economics
21
1
Social Values
21
1
Political Action and Regulatory Standards
21
1
Other Environmental Sources
22
1
A Conceptual Definition of Opportunity
22
5
Opportunity Recognition Literature Review
27
18
Introduction
27
2
Opportunity Recognition: Process or Enlightenment?
29
6
Prior Experience and the ``Corridor Principle''
35
1
Cognitive Factors for Opportunity Recognition
36
2
Social Networks and Opportunity Recognition
38
2
Concept of the Opportunity Recognition Process in this Study
40
1
Discussion and Concluding Remarks
41
4
Opportunity Recognition And Social Networks
45
16
Introduction
45
4
Direct Relevant Related Literature
49
2
Weak Ties
51
1
Strong and Weak Ties Combined
52
2
Structural Holes
54
2
Network Diversity
56
2
Opportunity Recognition: Before or After the Intention to Found a Firm?
58
1
Network Opportunity Recognition and Firm Performance
59
2
Research Methods
61
14
Survey Questionnaire
61
2
The Chosen Survey Sample
63
3
Survey Procedure
66
1
Variables Used in the Statistical Analyses
66
6
Statistical Methods Used to Test Hypotheses
72
3
Summary Of Respondents And Study Sample
75
12
Respondent and Nonrespondent Characteristics: A Comparison
75
1
Demographic Summary of Respondents
76
1
Validity Check Questions
77
4
Final Study Sample
81
6
Ideas Vs. Opportunities: Empirical Data Results
87
14
Numbers of Ideas Identified and Opportunities Recognized
87
1
Sources of Ideas
87
3
Turning Ideas into Opportunities
90
2
Timespan Between Initial Idea and Opportunity Recognition
92
1
Timespan Between Opportunity Recognition and Firm Founding
93
1
Modification of Initial Venture Idea Before Opportunity Recognition
94
1
Modification of Initial Venture Idea Before Firm Founding
95
1
Role of Social Contacts in the Opportunity Recognition Process
96
2
Concluding Remarks about Chapter 7
98
3
Empirical Results: Tests Of Hypotheses
101
26
Examining the Numbers of New Venture Ideas Identified
101
10
Examining the Numbers of New Venture Opportunities Recognized
111
3
Effects of Network Size on Numbers of Opportunities Pursued
114
2
Effects of Network Size and Characteristics on Range of Opportunities Recognized
116
1
Alertness and Prior Experience Levels of Network Entrepreneurs
117
1
Intention to Found a Firm and then Recognizing the Opportunity vs. Recognizing the Opportunity and then Founding a Firm
118
2
Utilizing Strong and Weak Ties to Recognize Opportunities
120
2
Effect of Opportunity Recognition Through Social Networks on Firm Size and Performance
122
1
Summary of Results for Tests of Hypotheses
123
4
Discussion Of Empirical Results And Research Model
127
12
Size of an Entrepreneur's Social Network
129
1
Effect of Weak Ties
130
1
Benefit of Having a Mix of Strong and Weak Ties
131
1
Social Networks Opportunity Recognition and Performance
132
1
Structural Holes and Alter heterogeneity
133
1
Discussion of Other Results
134
1
The Effect of Cofounders
135
1
Discussion of the Models Developed in this Study
135
1
Limitations
136
2
Conclusions
138
1
Supplementary Analyses of Data
139
22
Differences Between Study Sample and Respondents who did not Agree with or (Understand) the Overarching Research Model
139
7
Examining Social Networks and Perceived Altertness to Opportunity Recognition
146
6
Tests of Age and Educational Heterogeneities of Social Networks
152
1
Opportunity Recognition Factors
152
9
Conclusions And Future Research Directions
161
6
Future Research Needs
162
2
Impacts to Public Policy and Educational Programs on Entrepreneurship
164
1
Final Remarks
165
2
CITED LITERATURE
167
26
APPENDICES
Appendix A-Survey Questionnaire
181
8
Appendix B-Cover Letters and Postcard Reminder Wording
189
4
Index
193