Decision‐making logics and high‐tech entrepreneurial opportunity identification
The mediating role of strategic knowledge integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21652182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Runping Guo (Department of Technological Economics and Management, School of Management Jilin University Changchun China), Xingqun Lv (0000-0001-9691-0348, Department of Entrepreneurial Management, School of Entrepreneurship Education Heilongjiang University Harbin China, corresponding author), Yuan Wang (0000-0003-1439-5288, Department of Technological Economics and Management, School of Management Jilin University Changchun China), Peggy E Chaudhry (0000-0002-9833-0395, Villanova University Villanova PA USA), Sohail S Chaudhry (0000-0002-6688-3884, Villanova University Villanova PA USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 719-733 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Systems Research and Behavioral Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-7026 • E-ISSN: 1099-1743 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sres.2713 |
| OpenAlex | W3036454272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 102 |
In the era of Industry 4.0 and Made in China 2025 initiatives, this research is focused on exploring how entrepreneurial decision‐making logics contribute to opportunity identification by combining effectuation theory and knowledge‐based theory under high uncertainty through strategic knowledge integration in emerging economies, such as the Chinese economy. Empirical data were collected from 196 entrepreneurs and top executives in Chinese high‐tech new ventures using an interview survey. An established mediation model's assessment approach was used to test hypotheses through multivariate linear regression analyses. The analysis results show that both effectuation and causation have positive effects on opportunity identification. Also, emergent/planned knowledge integration plays a fully mediating role in the relationship between effectuation/causation and opportunity identification. This research contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence to explain the problem of entrepreneurial opportunity identification under high uncertainty through the lens of effectuation theory. It facilitates the development of effectuation theory and enriches the literature on strategic knowledge integration. Moreover, our findings have important managerial implications for high‐tech new ventures to effectively recognize new opportunities in the context of emerging economies
Business · Causation · Empirical research · Entrepreneurship · Epistemology · High tech · Knowledge economy · Knowledge management · Mediation · Political science · Computer Science · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Causation and Effectuation
International Expansion by New Venture Firms
Prior Knowledge and the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Prospering in Dynamically-Competitive Environments
Causation and effectuation processes
Of strategies, deliberate and emergent
The entrepreneurship of resource-based theory
Effectuation, Causation, and Bricolage
Industry 4.0
Discovery and creation
Knowledge‐based resources, entrepreneurial orientation, and the performance of small and medium‐sized businesses
Knowledge of the Firm, Combinative Capabilities, and the Replication of Technology
Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage
Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage
Organizational learning and entrepreneurship in family firms
Effectuation and causation in new internet venture growth
The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |