The Entrepreneurial Opportunity Construct: Dislodge or Leverage?
针对创业机会构念的学术价值争议，本文反对摒弃该构念，指出此举会带来目标偏移、短视、模糊性回归和脱离实践等风险，主张将其作为整合性伞状构念加以利用。
As part of the current debate about the scholarly value of the entrepreneurial opportunity construct, some critics have suggested that the construct be dislodged. We challenge this position by describing several perils of such a move. Our conceptual framework rests on the assumption that “opportunity” is best characterized as an umbrella construct capable of unifying competing and complementary theories. We propose that dislodging the concept would subject the field to at least four perils: the peril of a displacement of ends in entrepreneurship research, the peril of increased myopia about the enactment of opportunity, the peril of ambiguity all over again, and the peril of disconnection from practice. We argue that leveraging opportunity as an umbrella construct is a more fruitful path, and we identify increasing representational inclusiveness, the possibility of evangelistic action, and heedful interrelating as important advantages of this course of action. These benefits suggest that focusing on opportunity as an integrative umbrella construct offers a way forward for entrepreneurship research.