“I know I can, but I don't fit”: Perceived fit, self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intention

By Dan K. Hsu, Katrin Burmeister-Lamp, S. Simmons, Maw-Der Foo, Michelle C. Hong, Jesse D. Pipes. Journal of Business Venturing, 2019

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While extant literature generally suggests a positive relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention, several moderators have been identified – suggesting possible boundary conditions on that relationship. This paper introduces perceived person-entrepreneurship fit to entrepreneurship and shows that it moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention. Three studies are conducted which illuminate the utility of randomized experiments and methodological approaches to address limitations in the interpretation of empirical results. Studies 1 and 2 are randomized experiments to examine causality; Study 3 contains two correlational surveys to triangulate the results by examining whether the proposed effects withstand the influence of confounding variables in real-life. The findings indicate that when a strong perception of fit with entrepreneurship is achieved, entrepreneurial intention is strongly predicted by entrepreneurial self-efficacy. In contrast, if one perceives a low level of fit or no fit, entrepreneurial intention will be low, regardless of entrepreneurial self-efficacy.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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How do resilience and self-efficacy relate to entrepreneurial intentions in countries with varying degrees of fragility? A six-country study (2020, background): “Self-efficacy has been established as an important cognitive antecedent of entrepreneurial intent (Hsu et al., 2019; Liñán and Chen, 2009; Zhao et al., 2005), with the role of resilience, to a lesser extent, highlighted (Bullough et al.”
Entrepreneurial alertness: Exploring its psychological antecedents and effects on firm outcomes (2021, background): “Both self-efficacy and optimism have been found to be significantly related to important aspects of the entrepreneurial process (e.g., Hand et al., 2020; Hsu et al., 2019; Pollack et al., 2019).”
Entrepreneurial Intention of Engineering Students: The Role of Social Norms and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy (2019, background): “In this way, we sum to the line of research that calls for the examination of moderating effects [19,21,22].”
Entrepreneurial Intention: Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and University Support (2020, result): “These findings support the hypothesis proposed in earlier studies [9,24].”