Information Search and Opportunity Identification: The Importance of Prior Business Ownership Experience.
(2009)
Journal Article
Westhead, P., Ucbasaran, D., & Wright, M. (2009). Information Search and Opportunity Identification: The Importance of Prior Business Ownership Experience. International Small Business Journal, 27(6), 659-680. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242609344255
Professor Paul Westhead's Outputs (4)
Information Sharing, Price Negotiation and Management Buy-outs of Private Family-owned Firms. (2009)
Book Chapter
Scholes, L., Wright, M., Westhead, P., Burrows, A., & Bruining, H. (2009). Information Sharing, Price Negotiation and Management Buy-outs of Private Family-owned Firms. In M. Wright, & H. Bruining (Eds.), Private Equity and Management Buy-outs. Edward Elgar Publishing
Family-Firm Buyouts, Private Equity, and Strategic Change (2009)
Journal Article
Scholes, L., Wright, M., Westhead, P., Bruining, H., & Kloeckner, O. (2009). Family-Firm Buyouts, Private Equity, and Strategic Change. The journal of private equity, 12(2), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.3905/jpe.2009.12.2.007When no suitable family successor can be identified, private family firm owners may opt for a MBO or MBI. We explore the strategic orientation of former private family firms pre- and post-MBO/I. We utilize a unique hand-collected representative sampl... Read More about Family-Firm Buyouts, Private Equity, and Strategic Change.
The Extent and Nature of Opportunity Identification by Experienced Entrepreneurs (2009)
Journal Article
Ucbasaran, D., Westhead, P., & Wright, M. (2009). The Extent and Nature of Opportunity Identification by Experienced Entrepreneurs. Journal of Business Venturing, 24(2), 99-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.01.008Guided by insights from cognitive theories, this article explores the links between entrepreneurs' prior business ownership experience and their opportunity identification behavior. Hypotheses were tested using data from 630 entrepreneurs. Experience... Read More about The Extent and Nature of Opportunity Identification by Experienced Entrepreneurs.