01971nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245011800055210006900173260004200242300001000284490000600294520117100300653001901471653002901490653002801519653002201547653002701569653003201596653002301628100001901651700002301670856003601693       2015                        eng d  a1927-032100aDo Actions Matter More than Resources? A Signalling Theory Perspective on the Technology Entrepreneurship Process0 aDo Actions Matter More than Resources A Signalling Theory Perspe  aOttawabTalent First Networkc03/2015  a39-450 v53 aThis article studies how technology-based entrepreneurs manage to transform their ideas into viable businesses, regardless of their resource limitations and the complexity and dynamics of technology-intense contexts. To describe how entrepreneurs unlock the value proposition that makes a technology useful, we adopt a set of lenses that allow us to view what happens on both sides of the market. In this context, we need to look beyond the resources to explain the weight that entrepreneur’s actions carry on the technology entrepreneurship process. In this article, we use a multiple case study on three new technology-based firms to explore how their actions can be interpreted as valuable market signals. The results suggest that entrepreneurs strategically use market, technology, and social capital signalling to mitigate uncertainty and advance in the technology entrepreneurship process. This research holds implications for academic research on the integration of resource and demand-side views, as well as for entrepreneurs and practitioners interested in understanding the impact of visible actions in the early stages of a new technology-based venture.10amarket signals10aopportunity exploitation10aopportunity exploration10asignalling theory10asocial capital signals10atechnology entrepreneurship10atechnology signals1 aGiones, Ferran1 aMiralles, Francesc  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/88002003nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245011000055210006900165260004200234300001000276490000600286520129600292653002401588653002801612653003201640100001901672700001501691700002301706700002001729856003601749       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aFrom Ideas to Opportunities: Exploring the Construction of Technology-Based Entrepreneurial Opportunities0 aFrom Ideas to Opportunities Exploring the Construction of Techno  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2013  a13-200 v33 aThe transformation of business ideas into market opportunities is at the core of entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, the complexity of such a transformative process is seen to change depending on the variables influencing the opportunity-entrepreneur nexus. Although technology-entrepreneurship is regarded as a force of change and dynamism in socio-economic growth, it also depends upon an intricate process of opportunity development. The interest in understanding better how technology-based entrepreneurs simultaneously cope with technological uncertainty while trying to gain stakeholder support and access to resources, highlights a relevant research gap. The research described in this article uses the constructivist view to deepen our understanding of the technology-based entrepreneur’s conceptualization of the opportunity as a process of social construction. Our results show how initial consensus-building efforts and iteration with knowledgeable peers are an essential part of the emergence of the opportunity, changing both entrepreneur's and stakeholders' perceptions of the early business idea. Consequently, our results provide evidence in support of policy programs and measures that favour social-construction support mechanisms to foster technology-based entrepreneurship.10aconstructivist view10aentrepreneurship policy10atechnology entrepreneurship1 aGiones, Ferran1 aZhou, Zhao1 aMiralles, Francesc1 aKatzy, Bernhard  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/692