Information

The source of entrepreneurial activity

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3090062
AutoresAna Maria Ortega Álvarez (Universidad de Valladolid), Maria Teresa García Merino (Universidad de Valladolid), Maria Valle Santos Álvarez (0000-0003-4047-5249, Universidad de Valladolid)
Año2015
Volumen54
Número3
Páginas280-298
Fecha de publicación2015-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Science Information (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0539018415580879
OpenAlexW2138368208
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas44

This article seeks to explore the influence of information and managerial perception on the development of business capabilities and entrepreneurial activity. For this purpose, we apply an exploratory analysis adopting a qualitative approach. Specifically, we study one emerging sector - personal food shopper - by means of news in media and interviews with entrepreneurs in the sector, in an attempt to examine how information shapes the dynamic capabilities which steer entrepreneurial activity. By examining the answers provided by the entrepreneurs, we pinpoint which topics make up their attention focus and that lead them to act selectively when faced with a variety of informative stimuli. Finally, we highlight the central role played by information as a resource to guide and shape entrepreneurial activity. The link between information and the creation of any new activity is increasingly being recognized through the dynamic capabilities approach. Nevertheless, the empirical evidence supporting these formulations remains scarce due to the difficulty inherent in representing such notions. Our paper contributes towards furthering current understanding of this empirical strand by conducting an exploratory study and adopting a qualitative methodology

Business · Dynamic Capabilities · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Epistemology · Exploratory research · Knowledge management · Perception · Qualitative research · Sociology · Computer Science · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Psychology · Marketing