The Effects of Digital Technology on Opportunity Recognition
dc.contributor.author | Kreuzer, Thomas | |
dc.contributor.author | Lindenthal, Anna-Katharina | |
dc.contributor.author | Oberländer, Anna Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Röglinger, Maximilian | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-05T10:26:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-05T10:26:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.description.abstract | Recognizing opportunities enabled by digital technology (DT) has become a competitive necessity in today’s digital world. However, opportunity recognition is a major challenge given the influence of DT, which not only disperses agency across various actors, but also blurs boundaries between customers, companies, products, and industries. As a result, traditional entrepreneurship knowledge needs to be rethought and the effects of DT on opportunity recognition need to be better understood. Drawing from opportunity recognition theory – as one of the central theories in the entrepreneurship domain – this study builds on a structured literature review to identify and explain three direct as well as three transitive effects of DT on opportunity recognition. These effects have been validated with real-world cases as well as interviews with academics and practitioners. In sum, this study contributes to descriptive and explanatory knowledge on the evolution from traditional to digital entrepreneurship. As a theory for explaining, the findings extend opportunity recognition theory by illuminating how and why DT influences opportunity recognition. This supports research and practice in investigating and managing opportunities more effectively. | de |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12599-021-00733-9 | |
dc.identifier.pissn | 1867-0202 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12599-021-00733-9 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/38472 | |
dc.publisher | Springer | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Business & Information Systems Engineering: Vol. 64, No. 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Business & Information Systems Engineering | |
dc.subject | Digital entrepreneurship | |
dc.subject | Digital innovation | |
dc.subject | Digital technology | |
dc.subject | Digital technology effects | |
dc.subject | Opportunity recognition | |
dc.title | The Effects of Digital Technology on Opportunity Recognition | de |
dc.type | Text/Journal Article | |
gi.citation.endPage | 67 | |
gi.citation.startPage | 47 |