Isolation as a Source of Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Overcoming the Limitations of Isolated Micro-States

Abstract

Within entrepreneurship research there is an increased interest in investigating the nexus between venture opportunities and enterprising individuals (Venkataraman, 1997; Shane & Venkataraman, 2000; Eckhardt & Shane, 2003; Sarasvathy, Dew, Velamuri, & Venkataraman, 2003). The move is towards the understanding of why and when opportunities emerge, why only some individuals identify and exploit these opportunities, and how different conditions influence the means of their exploitation.

Citation

Jónsson, Ö.D. and Saemundsson, R.J. (2006), "Isolation as a Source of Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Overcoming the Limitations of Isolated Micro-States", Galbraith, C.S. and Stiles, C.H. (Ed.) Developmental Entrepreneurship: Adversity, Risk, and Isolation (International Research in the Business Disciplines, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 217-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1074-7877(06)05012-4