Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intention: do entrepreneurial creativity and education matter?
By Yasir Shahab, Chengang Ye, Ángela Arbizu, Muhammad Jamal Haider. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 2019
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a “moderated-mediation model” covering the nexus between entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) by comparing an emerging market (China) and a mature market (Spain). By drawing on the theory of planned behaviour and self-efficacy, this study theorizes that entrepreneurial creativity (EC) and attitudes towards entrepreneurship (ATE) mediate the relationship between ESI and EIs; moreover, entrepreneurial education (EE) moderates these relationships. Design/methodology/approach This research employs a survey-based methodology and uses a 37-item questionnaire for a total sample of 808 student respondents from both countries. Further, the study employs the structural equation modelling and confirmatory factor analysis to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings The results indicate that EC and ATE positively mediate the relationship between ESI and EI. Further, with EE, individuals can efficiently develop EC to successfully nurture their EIs, regardless of their countries’ economic maturity. Practical implications Being able to identify the importance of EC and education for future entrepreneurs is of definite concern for all the business eco-system: from intentions of young entrepreneurs to governments; new levers, facilitators and approaches, e.g. policies will be able to be adopted. Originality/value This research provides valuable insights on the importance of EC and education in the determination of EIs in two very distinct markets for the first time.
Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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Citations in the corpus
- Factors Affecting Green Entrepreneurship Intentions in Business University Students in COVID-19 Pandemic Times: Case of Ecuador (2021, background): “Entrepreneurial self-efficacy refers to the person’s confidence in developing entrepreneurial activities and ultimately generating ventures [87,88].”
- Entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial intention: the role of social support and entrepreneurial self-efficacy (2020, background): “The first consideration is the growing evidence that ESE does not always influence EI under certain circumstances (Bullough, Renko, and Myatt 2014; Hsu et al. 2018; Shahab et al. 2018; Tsai, Chang, and Peng 2014).”
- Entrepreneurial behaviour: The effects of the fear and anxiety of Covid-19 and business opportunity recognition (2021, background): “…and discriminatively validated by previous studies in various contexts, for example, the fear and anxiety of Covid-19 (Doanh, 2021b), opportunity recognition (Hassan et al., 2020), entrepreneurial self-efficacy (Shahab et al., 2019), entrepreneurial intention and behaviour (Gieure et al., 2020).”