The Concept of "Opportunity" in Entrepreneurship Research: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Opportunity is a central concept within the entrepreneurship field, and there is now a critical mass of literature centered on the concept. The authors seek to make two main contributions to this literature. First, we provide a detailed review of research on the opportunity concept and the processes surrounding it, highlighting extant insights and future needs. Second, we describe ways that the entrepreneurship literatures insights about the opportunity concept could be enhanced by research in other fields, both inside and outside business-related domains.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT

altmetric score

  • 0.25

author list (cited authors)

  • Short, J. C., Ketchen, D., Shook, C. L., & Ireland, R. D.

citation count

  • 460

complete list of authors

  • Short, Jeremy C||Ketchen, David J Jr||Shook, Christopher L||Ireland, R Duane

publication date

  • January 2010