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Linking individual entrepreneurial orientation to entrepreneurial alertness

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What are the nuanced relationships among the dimensions of individual entrepreneurial orientation (Individual EO) and the factors of entrepreneurial alertness (EA)? We theorize that individual EO as a dispositional belief-based construct (i.e., what entrepreneurs believe) precedes EA as a cognition-oriented construct (i.e., how entrepreneurs think). Following this theorization, this research develops several propositions among the individual EO-EA dimensions. We also provide contingencies as possible theoretical boundaries that may alter these associations. Consequently, we enrich the EO-EA literature by articulating the detailed relationships of individual EO dimensions and EA factors, providing opportunities for future empirical studies.

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  3. Department of Business Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70, LienHai Road, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan

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Yu, A., Stambaugh, J., Kataria, N. et al. Linking individual entrepreneurial orientation to entrepreneurial alertness. Asia Pac J Manag (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-024-09958-0

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