Table 4 Results of Axial Coding.

From: Structural model and characteristics of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition abilities among university students in China: a grounded theory approach

Main Category

Subcategory

Initial Concepts

B1 Entrepreneurial Drive

b1 Endogenous Entrepreneurial Drive

A1 Entrepreneurial Beliefs, A18 Self-Value Pursuit

b2 Exogenous Entrepreneurial Drive

A2 The pursuit of economic value, A23 Alleviating employment pressure, A24 Role Models in Entrepreneurship

B2 Environmental Insight

b3 Alertness

A3 Alertness

b4 Insight

A5 Perceptive Observation of Situations,

A17 Perceptive Understanding of People

b5 Policy Awareness

A9 Policy Awareness

B3 Learning Abilities

b6 Learning from Failure

A6 Emotional Recovery Abilities, A8 Reflective Capabilities, A11 Cognitive Understanding of Failure

b7 Entrepreneurial Learning

A4 Exploratory Spirits, A7 Acquisition of Entrepreneurial Knowledge, A19 Willingness to Innovate, A20 Emphasis on Practical Experience, A21 Proactive Learning, A22 Solidifying Knowledge Foundation

B4 Networking Abilities

b8 Relationship Building

A14 Willingness to Build Relationships, A16 Relationship Building Abilities

b9 Network Management

A10 Knowledge and Information Sharing Capabilities, A15 Collaboration and Execution Capabilities, A26 Problem-Solving Skills

B5 Integration Abilities

b10 Knowledge Integration

A12 Integration of New and Old Knowledge, A25 Integration of Internal and External Knowledge

b11 Resource Integration

A13 Resource Compilation and Integration