Advancing entrepreneurial alertness research: theoretical, empirical, and Asia Pacific perspectives

Jintong Tang; David Ahlstrom; Jeffrey M. Pollack; Andrew C. Corbett

doi:10.1007/s10490-025-10010-y

Advancing entrepreneurial alertness research: theoretical, empirical, and Asia Pacific perspectives

Jintong Tang, David Ahlstrom, Jeffrey M. Pollack, Andrew C. Corbett

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Researchers have widely acknowledged entrepreneurial alertness (EA) as one of the most influential aspects of the key concept of opportunity recognition. Systematic literature reviews and meta-analysis have demonstrated quite unambiguously that alertness leads to entrepreneurial actions, which facilitates the overall entrepreneurial process. In this paper, we provide an overview of the extant research on EA. We also introduce the seven new papers included in this special issue of Asia Pacific Journal of Management on entrepreneurial alertness. These manuscripts offer a broad range of novel insights into the conceptualization, measurement, and nomological network of, as well as the antecedents and consequences of, EA in the context of the Asia Pacific region. We also discuss common themes and directions for future research on EA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-55
Number of pages	13
Journal	Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-025-10010-y
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025

Keywords

Entrepreneurial alertness
Opportunity
Recognition
Social cognition

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