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Let the games begin: Finding the nascent entrepreneurial mindset of video gamers

Niemand, T.; Scott, S.; Kraus, S.; Oberreiner, R.

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Authors

T. Niemand

S. Kraus

R. Oberreiner



Abstract

This study explores nascent ‘entrepreneurial’ cognitive factors within the minds of video gamers. The objective is to theorize how certain gamification activities might be designed to enable the development of entrepreneurial behavior. While studies have begun to posit the range cognitive factors that result in the emergence of entrepreneurial action, more conceptualization work is needed to understand nascent conditions and activities that might foster the entrepreneurial mindset; especially within the gaming design context. This exploratory study uses a sample of 217 self-reported gamers and suggests that individuals who exhibit high levels of entrepreneurial orientation have enhanced opportunity recognition capabilities when the frequency of playing video games is also high. It was also found that shooting games have the highest effect on the development of opportunity recognition. This suggests that certain game activities may be designed to enhance entrepreneurial cognitive development; which has implications for the entrepreneurial intent literature and game-designers.

Citation

Niemand, T., Scott, S., Kraus, S., & Oberreiner, R. (2020). Let the games begin: Finding the nascent entrepreneurial mindset of video gamers. In Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2020 (4735-4744)

Conference Name 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Conference Location Hawaii, USA
Start Date Jan 7, 2020
End Date Jan 10, 2020
Acceptance Date Sep 11, 2019
Online Publication Date Jan 7, 2020
Publication Date Jan 1, 2020
Deposit Date Sep 22, 2019
Publicly Available Date Jan 21, 2020
Pages 4735-4744
Series Title Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Book Title Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2020.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1142033
Publisher URL https://hicss.hawaii.edu/

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