extended abstract 1. introduction so far, different strategies have been proposed for rural development in different periods of time. based on international experiences and the current conditions in iran, this country needs to use a new approach to rural development. in this regard, rural entrepreneurship development strategy can be pointed out. there is a growing consensus that entrepreneurshi...

Field Editor: C. Schade Although there is evidence that regulatory focus is associated with opportunity exploitation, there is a lack of research examining its role at the early stages of opportunity recognition. The present study makes two major contributions to address this gap. First, we demonstrate that entrepreneurs' promotion focus is positively related to opportunity recognition, whereas...

Social media platforms are an indispensable part of entrepreneurship practices. They offer entrepreneurs a platform for business growth and brand development. However, little is known about the effect of social media use on identifying entrepreneurial opportunities. Utilizing social cognition theory, this research focuses on how certain factors—prior knowledge, alertness, and social media—may i...

Climate change is one of the most important challenges of the current century, affecting agriculture more than other ones, an entrepreneur farmer perceives environmental challenges and changes as an opportunity. In this regard, this study aims to analyze the effects of climate change dimensions on Entrepreneurial Opportunities Recognition(EOR) intheagricultural sector of Kermanshah Province, Ir...

Micro-, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a crucial role in the economic growth of emerging markets. This study examines effect entrepreneurial leadership (EL) on success (ES) MSMEs Malaysia through mediating opportunity recognition (EOR) innovation capability (IC). To examine proposed mediation model, we utilized structured questionnaire to collect data for this quantitative research....