創業機會是創業活動的核心，而創業者若能辨識到具有潛力的市場機會，將會影響新創企業未來的發展。本研究著重於辨識到創業機會之前，個人如何透過本身的學習能力、網絡關係和過去知識去迸發出對於創業機會的認知。而過去研究皆將這三個變數分開探討，或未完整說明之間的交互關係。因此，本研究旨在彌補理論上對於這些變數之間的干擾效果，試圖從個人與團體學習的過程中，探討創業者如何從現有網絡關係和過去知識中，獲得可靠的市場的資訊，並轉化為創業機會的認知。
本研究根據Corbett (2007) 提出個人學習能力對於創業機會辨識能力的影響，並延伸Dimov (2007)和 Marvel (2007) 網絡關係和過去知識對於個人學習和創業機會辨識能力的關係有影響。強調創業者的資訊獲取和轉化能力，結合週遭的網絡關係與過去工作經歷，可以增強市場資訊和發展的認知，也可以分享及塑造早期的創業想法，進而提升對創業機會辨識能力的能力。
研究資料以問卷詢問接受過大學創新育成創業中心的進駐廠商和青創會的成員。以了解實際創業過程中，個人學習和創業機會辨識能力之間的關係，和受到的協助是否影響創業績效。並以多元迴歸模式分析變數間的關係和干擾效果。
研究結果發現：1.個人學習能力對於創業機會辨識能力有正向影響，其包含資訊獲取能力和轉化能力。2.網絡關係對於個人學習和機會辨識能力間的關係有正向影響。3.過去知識對於個人學習和機會辨識能力間有正向影響4.創業機會辨識能力和創新育成中心的協助對於機會辨識沒有影響。
本研究在理論上建構機會辨識模式過程的完整架構，從機會辨識的前因變數到創業結果，並有效地分析變數之間的干擾效果，應有助於後續研究者更進一步探討機會辨識的內涵。而在實務上也針對創業者和學校育成中心機構給予建議，以其對於創業者在其創業過程中能有所準備與精進。

Opportunity has emerged as a focal point in the field of entrepreneurship and recognizing potential opportunities will influence the future development of the venture. Prior research explores those varieties- Individual learning, Social network and Prior knowledge separately and deeply. However, there still are many interactions among those varieties. Therefore, the purpose of this study is trying to complete the research gap and exploring the moderate effect in the process to understand how the entrepreneur acquire information and transfer to plan and profit through their social network and prior knowledge.
According to Corbett research (2007), individual learning have the effect on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition (EOR), then extending Dimov (2007) and Marvel’s (2007) view on social network and prior knowledge, we will interpret the process that entrepreneur combine with those information from individual experience and self-around environment, then share or shape the idea to get a complete venture plan.
The result of research：1. Individual learning has positive effect on EOR. 2.Social network moderates the relation between Individual learning and EOR. 3. Prior knowledge moderates the relation between Individual learning and EOR. 4. EOR and the aid of incubator has no influence on venture performance. This study contributed theoretical and practical implication. Future directions for research are described, and its suggestion will imply in the entrepreneur and the incubators.

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