To choose the appropriate resources for their healthcare needs (primary care (GP) or emergency department (ED)), patients seeking acute care must self-triage based on their own assessments of symptoms and severity. However, as patients typically lack sufficient medical knowledge, self-triage...

• We empirically investigate the importance of individual–opportunity alignment. • We test our hypothesis using the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics II data. • We find that a misalignment of individual motivation and opportunity expectations has a detrimental effect on the...