Entrepreneurial opportunity alertness in small business : a narrative research study exploring established small business founders' experience with opportunity alertness in an evolving economic landscape in the Southeastern United States

Hughes, Danielle

doi:10.17760/d20328915

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“…Interestingly, previous studies have also found that another factor that impacts entrepreneurial outcomes is entrepreneurial alertness (e.g. Araujo et al, 2023;Hughes, 2019;Tang et al, 2021). Entrepreneurial alertness refers to the "major cognitive ability of entrepreneurs in recognizing opportunities" (Chavoushi et al, 2020, p. 3).…”

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The mediating role of entrepreneurial alertness in the entrepreneurial passion and persistence in venture start-up nexus

Onwe,

Ndu,

Onwumere

et al. 2023

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial passion for founding firms (EPFF) and persistence in venture start-ups and to examine the mediating role of searching and scanning alertness, association and connection alertness and evaluation and judgment alertness (i.e. entrepreneurial alertness). Design/methodology/approach Using a three-way parallel mediation involving searching and scanning alertness, association and connection alertness and evaluation and judgment alertness, on data from 342 serial entrepreneurs from Nigeria, the authors examined the influence of EPFF on persistence in venture start-ups, through a parallel mediation involving searching and scanning alertness, association and connection alertness and evaluation and judgment alertness. Findings The authors find that EPFF was not significantly related (positive) to persistence in venture start-ups, but that searching and scanning alertness, association and connection alertness and evaluation and judgment alertness mediated the path through which EPFF impacts persistence in venture start-ups. Thus, entrepreneurial alertness is relevant in explaining the relationship between EPFF and persistence in venture start-ups in Nigeria. Originality/value The findings of this study highlight the relevance of EPFF and alertness in explaining persistence in venture start-ups in Nigeria.

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