Authors:
Ching Seng Yap
1
;
Rizal Ahmad
2
;
Nurul Afza Hashim
2
and
Farah Waheeda Jalaludin
3
Affiliations:
1
Curtin University, Malaysia
;
2
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
;
3
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Keyword(s):
Personality Traits, Entrepreneur’s Ambidexterity, Knowledge Brokerage, Firm Performance, Knowledge Sources, Technology Entrepreneurs, Malaysia.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
KM Strategies and Implementations
;
Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Social Networks and the Psychological Dimension
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
The study aims to identify the knowledge sources for opportunity recognition and to examine the relationships between personality traits, ambidexterity, knowledge brokerage, and firm performance. Data were collected from 132 entrepreneurs in the technology sector using a questionnaire survey. The study finds that the mostly used knowledge sources for opportunity recognition are Internet/social media, online media, and customers. The findings reveal that personality traits of entrepreneurs relates with ambidexterity, specifically, openness to experience relates positively with engagement in exploration activities, and conscientiousness relates positively with engagement in exploitation activities. Furthermore, entrepreneur’s ambidexterity and knowledge brokerage have a positive relationship, which in turn, affect firm performance.