In the eye of the beholder: How regulatory focus and self-efficacy interact in influencing opportunity recognition |
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Authors: | Andranik Tumasjan Reiner Braun |
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Institution: | 1. Technische Universität München, TUM School of Management, Chair of Strategy and Organization, Leopoldstr. 139, 80804 München, Germany;2. Technische Universität München, TUM School of Management, KfW Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurial Finance, Arcisstr. 21, 80333 München, Germany |
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Abstract: | Although there is evidence that regulatory focus is associated with opportunity exploitation, there is a lack of research examining its role at the early stages of opportunity recognition. The present study makes two major contributions to address this gap. First, we demonstrate that entrepreneurs' promotion focus is positively related to opportunity recognition, whereas prevention focus is not significantly related to opportunity recognition. Second, integrating two theories of self-regulation – regulatory focus theory and self-efficacy theory – our findings reveal that a high promotion focus compensates for entrepreneurs' low levels of creative and entrepreneurial self-efficacy in opportunity recognition. Our study extends extant cognitive theories of opportunity recognition. |
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Keywords: | Opportunity recognition Regulatory focus theory Creative self-efficacy Entrepreneurial self-efficacy Entrepreneurial cognition |
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