Sensing, seizing &
transforming
international
opportunities
BUSI 1692
International
Entrepreneurship
,Today’s Aims
Understand the concept of opportunities
Describe the nature and types of entrepreneurial
opportunities
Understand opportunities in IE context
Source: Zucchella, Hagen and Serapio (2018)
, How can we define opportunity?
• Opportunity exists when there is a market imperfection
(a situation perfect market does not exist)
• An opening for individual entrepreneurs or firms to
explore and capitalize on these imperfections in order
to generate economic wealth
• Presence of market imperfections is a necessary but
not sufficient condition for an opportunity
Source: Zucchella, Hagen and Serapio (2018)
transforming
international
opportunities
BUSI 1692
International
Entrepreneurship
,Today’s Aims
Understand the concept of opportunities
Describe the nature and types of entrepreneurial
opportunities
Understand opportunities in IE context
Source: Zucchella, Hagen and Serapio (2018)
, How can we define opportunity?
• Opportunity exists when there is a market imperfection
(a situation perfect market does not exist)
• An opening for individual entrepreneurs or firms to
explore and capitalize on these imperfections in order
to generate economic wealth
• Presence of market imperfections is a necessary but
not sufficient condition for an opportunity
Source: Zucchella, Hagen and Serapio (2018)