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Digital entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan: exploring alertness, opportunity recognition, exploitation and the mediating role of social media use

Nergis Aziz et al.

International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets2025https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbem.2026.150248article
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This study explores the influence of social media on the relationship between alertness and opportunity recognition in digital entrepreneurship. It also investigates hedonic value as a pre-cursor to social media use and opportunity recognition's role in predicting opportunity exploitation. Data from 153 Uzbekistan digital entrepreneurs were analysed using PLS-SEM. Results showed a significant positive relationship between hedonic value and social media use (β = 0.265; p ≤ 0.00). Social media use fully mediated the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness and opportunity recognition (β = 0.12, p < 0.05, bootstrap bias-corrected 95% CI [0.045, 0.25]). Additionally, a significant positive relationship was found between opportunity recognition and exploitation (β = 0.337; p ≤ 0.00). These findings have implications for fostering digital opportunity recognition and exploitation in emerging economies, highlighting the role of hedonic value, social media use, and alertness for digital entrepreneurs.

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@article{nergis2025,
  title        = {{Digital entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan: exploring alertness, opportunity recognition, exploitation and the mediating role of social media use}},
  author       = {Nergis Aziz et al.},
  journal      = {International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbem.2026.150248},
}

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0.50

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F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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