Opportunity Discovery

Opportunity Discovery is a cognitive process within opportunity recognition that involves the identification of previously unexploited market gaps or technological possibilities through passive awareness or serendipitous insights, distinguishing it from active entrepreneurial search or creative construction of opportunities.

467

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65.7K

Citations

908

Authors

517

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

144

Parents

Opportunity Recognition

Children

Alertness TheoryDiscovery-based EntrepreneurshipMarket GapsOpportunity Discovery ProcessesOpportunity ExplorationSerendipity In Opportunity DiscoveryTechnological Opportunities

Publications

467

Prior Knowledge and the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Scott Shane · Organization Science · 2000 · 4.6K citations

Business, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Strategy +16

A theory of entrepreneurial opportunity identification and development

Alexander Ardichvili, Richard N. Cardozo, Sourav Ray · Journal of Business Venturing · 2002 · 2.7K citations

Business, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management +12

The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship

Zoltán J. Ács, Pontus Braunerhjelm, David B. Audretsch et al. · Small Business Economics · 2008 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Business, Economics, Entrepreneurship +11

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles

Peter F. Drucker · SSRN Electronic Journal · 1985 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Business, Entrepreneurship, Strategy +14

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles

Rolando A. Alúm, Peter F. Drucker · Public Productivity Review · 1986 · 1.6K citations

Business, Entrepreneurship, Strategy +14

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Authors

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Dean A. Shepherd
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
10 publications · 3.5K citations
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Sharon Alvarez
University of Pittsburgh, United States
8 publications · 1.2K citations
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Shaker A. Zahra
University of Minnesota, United States
8 publications · 1.8K citations
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Nicolai J. Foss
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
7 publications · 840 citations
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JB
Jay B. Barney
University of Utah, United States
6 publications · 1.2K citations
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517

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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
25 publications · 7.9K citations
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Journal of Business Venturing
JBV · 18 publications · 8.5K citations
18
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Technological Forecasting and Social Change
18 publications · 994 citations
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SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 18 publications · 2.4K citations
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Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
SEJ · 14 publications · 2.3K citations
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