Are opportunities recognized or constructed?. An information perspective on entrepreneurial opportunity identification

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-86

  Vaghely, Ivan P ^a   Julien, Pierre André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algorithmic and heuristic information processing; Cognitive and constructionist perspectives; Entrepreneurial information processing; Entrepreneurial opportunity identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450221717     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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