Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the changes in perceptions and actions taken on post-disaster entrepreneurial opportunities. Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing worldwide data on natural disasters (EMDAT) and entrepreneurial perceptions (Global Entrepreneurship...

This exploratory study examines differences in opportunity recognition by industry. A sample of 142 entrepreneurs completed a detailed questionnaire. Certain differences by industry were in the product, firm and respondents’ characteristics as well as in opportunity recognition processes,...