%0 Conference Paper %1 Giones2013a %A Giones, Ferran %A Miralles, Francesc %B ICE & IEEE International Technology Management Conference %C The Hague %D 2013 %I IEEE %K NTBF TE entrepreneurship ieis-entrepinno opportunity self-regulation %R 10.1109/ITMC.2013.7352660 %T Do great technological ideas make great business opportunities? Entrepreneur's self-regulatory focus in opportunity building %X How do technology-based entrepreneurs transform technological ideas into business opportunities? We explore how individual's self-regulatory focus and institutional forces influence in the opportunity construction process. This research addresses the apparent paradox between the exploration efforts of the entrepreneur to find a use for the technological idea, with the institutional pressure advance to opportunity exploitation. We use an inductive multiple- case study with a sample of three technology-based entrepreneurs to shed some light on the phenomena. The results suggest that there is a two-stage process in the transformation of an idea into an opportunity; entrepreneur's ability to moderate their self-regulatory focus is seen to play an important role in this process. These findings hold several implications for entrepreneurs and stakeholders interested in promoting technology-based entrepreneurship %@ 978-1-4673-7383-8

@inproceedings{Giones2013a, abstract = {How do technology-based entrepreneurs transform technological ideas into business opportunities? We explore how individual's self-regulatory focus and institutional forces influence in the opportunity construction process. This research addresses the apparent paradox between the exploration efforts of the entrepreneur to find a use for the technological idea, with the institutional pressure advance to opportunity exploitation. We use an inductive multiple- case study with a sample of three technology-based entrepreneurs to shed some light on the phenomena. The results suggest that there is a two-stage process in the transformation of an idea into an opportunity; entrepreneur's ability to moderate their self-regulatory focus is seen to play an important role in this process. These findings hold several implications for entrepreneurs and stakeholders interested in promoting technology-based entrepreneurship}, added-at = {2020-10-01T10:49:31.000+0200}, address = {The Hague}, author = {Giones, Ferran and Miralles, Francesc}, biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/27875d83d4dd056676d7b87e6a976ec00/ferrangiones}, booktitle = {ICE {\&} IEEE International Technology Management Conference}, doi = {10.1109/ITMC.2013.7352660}, file = {:Users/fgiones/Box/000 Article Library Mendeley/Giones, Miralles{\_}2013{\_}Do great technological ideas make great business opportunities Entrepreneur's self-regulatory focus in opportunity.pdf:pdf}, interhash = {9249281b62cff97f4cab31e666de9452}, intrahash = {7875d83d4dd056676d7b87e6a976ec00}, isbn = {978-1-4673-7383-8}, keywords = {NTBF TE entrepreneurship ieis-entrepinno opportunity self-regulation}, month = jun, publisher = {IEEE}, timestamp = {2020-11-04T10:40:49.000+0100}, title = {{Do great technological ideas make great business opportunities? Entrepreneur's self-regulatory focus in opportunity building}}, year = 2013 }