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In taking an economic and behavioral approach, Kaish and Gilad (1991)
recently tested Kirzner's (1973) theory of alertness which asserts tha
t entrepreneurs are more alert to new opportunities and use informatio
n differently. Because of the lack of generalizable samples and the ex
ploratory nature of the Kaish and Gilad study, this research replicate
d and further developed some of the scales originally developed by the
m. The results indicate that little empirical support exists for this
theoretical framework, but the measures of entrepreneurial alertness n
eed further development. Empirical and theoretical implications are di
scussed along with the roles of exploratory and replication research i
n a vibrant discipline like entrepreneurship.