Abstract
This work evaluates the effects of entrepreneurial engineers' mental models on their opportunity recognition (OR) capability. We use mental model proxies such as entrepreneurial experience, knowledge, and education. Through a self-applied survey, we found that entrepreneurial experience, entrepreneurial education (EE), and OR are unidimensional constructs. Both EE and entrepreneurial experience show a significant positive effect on OR. Both the mean of OR and entrepreneurial knowledge (EK) show a significant difference between individuals with or without entrepreneurship experience. EE shows a significant positive effect on EK. Also, age shows a positive effect on EK. We use for the first time in OR literature the semantic perspective of mental model theory to discuss and explain research results.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5616-5626 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management |
Volume | 71 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Keywords
- Entrepreneurial education
- entrepreneurial engineer
- entrepreneurial knowledge
- mental model
- opportunity recognition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Strategy and Management
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering