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Part I. Entrepreneurial opportunities theories and approaches Brief history of the Idea of opportunity Starting a business venture rationally or naturally exploiting an opportunity in space or developing a place Austrian market theory and the entrepreneurial function as opportunity recognition Part II. Opportunity formation process Beyond discovery: exploring the field of entrepreneurship without a discovery view Opportunity development process of nascent entrepreneurs Part III. Entrepreneurial opportunities in different contexts Understanding the knowledge opportunities-entrepreneurship mechanism Shaped fate: interpreting opportunity through an actor network lens From information to opportunity. The role of boundary spanners in sensing and seizing opportunities- Opportunity: from semantic concept to pragmatic tool Part IV. Impact factors on opportunity formation why are some individuals willing to pursue opportunities and others aren't? the role of individual values Effect of entrepreneurship education on opportunity recognition self-efficacy.