Personality traits and theory of planned behavior comparison of entrepreneurial intentions between an emerging economy and a developing country

By Hina Munir, Jianfeng Cai, Sidra Ramzan. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 2019

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to extend the existing literature on entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) by employing the integrated model of personality traits and the theory of planned behavior (TPB). It further examines the mediating role of TPB’s dimensions between personality traits and EIs of final-year university students in two diverse economies: China and Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses a survey method for data collection, administered both in electronic and paper form. The authors use structural equation modeling and the partial least square (PLS) method on a sample of 1,016 students and present PLS path modeling, mediation analysis and multigroup analysis.FindingsResults reveal several differences regarding personality traits and TPB on EIs across the two countries. The impact of TPB was positive and significant in both countries; however, TPB demonstrated more explaining power in China’s student sample. Using three personality traits (risk-taking propensity, proactive personality and internal locus of control) as antecedents to TPB, the results reveal a stronger influence of personality traits among Chinese students. The mediation of three dimensions of TPB also revealed differences between country samples.Originality/valueThis is the first study of its kind to compare and contrast the differences between EIs in terms of personality and the determinants of planned behavior among university students in two diverse economies. The integrated model is original, supports both TPB and personality factors and provides a valuable perspective through its findings on two culturally diverse Asian countries. By applying the model in two different cultures, this study distinguishes the results for the two economies from those conducted in other economies.

Subfields: Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students in China: Integrating the Perceived University Support and Theory of Planned Behavior (2021, background): “Various studies have used TPB as their theoretical basis to discuss university students’ intention of becoming an entrepreneur [15,20,21,32,35].”
Perceived public support and entrepreneurship attitudes: A little reciprocity can go a long way! (2020, background): “Likewise, Munir et al. (2019) found that both Chinese and Pakistani students’ entrepreneurial intentions are affected by perceived behavioural control (akin to self - efficacy).”
Interpreting the impact of knowledge management processes on organizational performance in Chinese higher education: mediating role of knowledge worker productivity (2020, background): “…researches have verified facilitating association of various KM enabler(s) toward active enactment of KM processes in HEIs (Fullwood and Rowley 2017; Iqbal et al. 2019), mainly in the setting of nations with emerging and ambitious HEIs (Iqbal et al. 2019; Munir, Jianfeng, and Ramzan 2019).”