Proactivity, adaptability and boundaryless career attitudes: The mediating role of entrepreneurial alertness

Uy, Marilyn A.; Chan, Kim-Yin; Sam, Emma Yoke Loo; Ho, Moon-ho Ringo; Chernyshenko, Oleksandr S.

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2014.11.005

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“…For example, in an effort to establish nomological validity of the entrepreneurial alertness concept, Tang et al (2012, p. 87) draw insights from the organizational innovation literature to contend that "alert entrepreneurs are likely to discover something new, and to increase innovations of their firms". Recent studies have also linked entrepreneurial alertness to variety of organizational outcome variables (e.g., Amato et al, 2016;Roundy et al, 2017;Uy et al, 2015). Focusing on organizational performance as an outcome, Roundy et al (2017) argue that entrepreneurial alertness can influence performance because alert entrepreneurs are instantaneous and nimble in their decision making process, and are therefore more likely to lead their organization to earn first-mover advantages.…”

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Entrepreneurial alertness and new venture performance: Facilitating roles of networking capability

Adomako

Danso

Boso

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International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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An ability to act upon an entrepreneurial opportunity has been noted to be a major driver of new venture success. However, scholarly knowledge is limited on how and when entrepreneurs' alertness to entrepreneurial opportunities drives new venture success. The current study addresses this gap in the entrepreneurship literature by arguing that variations in new venture performance are a function of levels of entrepreneurial alertness and networking capabilities. Using primary data gathered from 203 new ventures operating in a sub-Saharan African economy, Ghana, the study finds that increases in the levels of entrepreneurial alertness are related to increases in new venture performance. Additionally, the study finds that, under conditions of increased use of social and business networking capabilities, the potency of entrepreneurial alertness as a driver of new venture success is amplified. Theoretical, managerial and policy implications of these findings are discussed.

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Entrepreneurial alertness and new venture performance: Facilitating roles of networking capability

Adomako

Danso

Boso

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International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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“…Alertness and efficacy are ageappropriate entrepreneurial competencies that lay the foundations of future entrepreneurial activity in the later adult stage (Obschonka et al, 2011). Entrepreneurial competencies are not only relevant to those who aspire to pursue their own business ventures in the future; they are also increasingly being recognized as critical occupational skills in navigating the world of work in the twenty-first century (Uy et al, 2015).…”

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Impact of Entrepreneurship Training on Entrepreneurial Efficacy and Alertness among Adolescent Youth

Kang

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Front. Educ.

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Our study focuses on the impact of systematic entrepreneurship training comprising both active and passive learning activities on entrepreneurial alertness and efficacy among adolescent youth. Reports from a two-wave online survey among 328 students from five secondary schools (aged 13-16 years; 34.8% male and 65.2% female) reveal that those who went through entrepreneurship training (treatment group, N = 142) had significantly higher entrepreneurial alertness and efficacy levels compared to those who did not go through training (control group, N = 186). We also find that even with gender effects accounted for, the higher entrepreneurial alertness and efficacy levels in the treatment group are due in part to both passive and active/hands-on elements of the program. Our study offers direct evidence that conducting entrepreneurship training programs among secondary school students could be an effective means to enhance entrepreneurial competencies among the youth. Specifically, our findings highlight the value of entrepreneurial training in improving age-appropriate competencies of entrepreneurial alertness and efficacy.

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“…Previous researchers of opportunity identification have primarily explored antecedents of opportunity identification, such as entrepreneurial alertness (Uy, Chan, Sam, Ho, & Chernyshenko, 2015;Valliere, 2013), prior experience (Li & Gustafsson, 2012), human capital (González & Husted, 2011), and entrepreneurial orientation (Dai, Maksimov, Gilbert, & Fernhaber, 2014). However, it is still unclear how different entrepreneurs make use of opportunity identification and how these differences influence entrepreneurial results.…”

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Error Orientation and Entrepreneurial Decision Making in Chinese Enterprises: Opportunity Identification As Mediator

Xu-bin

Hisrich

2016

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We examined how error orientation and opportunity identification behavior relate to entrepreneurial decision making in Chinese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and how these perceptions of opportunity identification mediate the effects of error orientation on entrepreneurial decision making. We analyzed 187 questionnaires from participants in SME firms in China. The results indicated that perceived error orientation and opportunity identification were related to and explained variance in entrepreneurial decision making. Opportunity identification also fully or partially mediated the relationship between error orientation and entrepreneurial decision making. Elevating opportunity identification beliefs and clarifying an entrepreneur's understanding of the importance of opportunity identification for the functionality and effectiveness of his/her firm can help promote entrepreneurial decision making. Alertness to error orientation can contribute to the development of stronger perceptions of entrepreneurial opportunity identification and lead to better entrepreneurial decision making.

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Proactivity, adaptability and boundaryless career attitudes: The mediating role of entrepreneurial alertness

Cited by 156 publications

References 59 publications

Entrepreneurial alertness and new venture performance: Facilitating roles of networking capability

Entrepreneurial alertness and new venture performance: Facilitating roles of networking capability

Impact of Entrepreneurship Training on Entrepreneurial Efficacy and Alertness among Adolescent Youth

Error Orientation and Entrepreneurial Decision Making in Chinese Enterprises: Opportunity Identification As Mediator

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