A Quantum view of entrepreneurial opportunity: moving beyond the Discovery and Creation views

IF 6.5 1区 经济学 Q1 BUSINESS
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This article sheds new light on the debate between the Discovery and Creation views of entrepreneurial opportunity by drawing on quantum theory. We develop the Quantum view of opportunity, which explains how opportunity is both discovered and created. The Quantum view holds that the ontology and epistemology of opportunity are fundamentally inseparable, which explains why opportunity can never be fully specified. We argue, similar to the Discovery view, that opportunity exists as latent states irrespective of entrepreneurs and that, similar to the Creation view, opportunity is instantiated through entrepreneurial action, which changes opportunity. We use the Quantum view as a thought-provoking metaphor that facilitates the breaking out of the mold of ingrained thinking and moves beyond the Discovery-Creation dichotomy to further our understanding of entrepreneurship. We discuss how the Quantum view relates to established theoretical and empirical research in the entrepreneurship field.

创业机会的量子观点:超越 "发现 "和 "创造 "观点
摘要 本文借鉴量子理论,为创业机会的发现观与创造观之间的争论提供了新的视角。我们提出了量子机会观,它解释了机会是如何被发现和创造的。量子观点认为,机遇的本体论和认识论从根本上说是不可分割的,这就解释了为什么机遇永远无法被完全具体化。我们认为,与 "发现 "观点类似,机遇也是作为潜在状态存在的,与企业家无关;与 "创造 "观点类似,机遇是通过企业家的行动实现的,而企业家的行动会改变机遇。我们将量子观点作为一个发人深省的隐喻,它有助于打破根深蒂固的思维模式,超越发现与创造的二元对立,进一步加深我们对创业精神的理解。我们将讨论量子观点与创业领域既有理论和实证研究的关系。
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期刊介绍: Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal (SBEJ) publishes original, rigorous theoretical and empirical research addressing all aspects of entrepreneurship and small business economics, with a special emphasis on the economic and societal relevance of research findings for scholars, practitioners and policy makers. SBEJ covers a broad scope of topics, ranging from the core themes of the entrepreneurial process and new venture creation to other topics like self-employment, family firms, small and medium-sized enterprises, innovative start-ups, and entrepreneurial finance. SBEJ welcomes scientific studies at different levels of analysis, including individuals (e.g. entrepreneurs'' characteristics and occupational choice), firms (e.g., firms’ life courses and performance, innovation, and global issues like digitization), macro level (e.g., institutions and public policies within local, regional, national and international contexts), as well as cross-level dynamics. As a leading entrepreneurship journal, SBEJ welcomes cross-disciplinary research. Officially cited as: Small Bus Econ
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