This thesis presents a conceptual and empirical investigation of why some individuals and not others enact opportunities. It takes a distinct view of opportunities - enacted possibilities of economic gain - thereby bridging economics and psychology perspectives. In the developed theoretical model, opportunity enactment is an ideal type construct involving distinct configurations of information context, learning style, and specific human capital. Three categories of information context - demand-driven, supply-driven, and replication-driven - capture the environmental requirements ...
This thesis presents a conceptual and empirical investigation of why some individuals and not others enact opportunities. It takes a distinct view o...