Entrepreneurial self-efficacy: A systematic review of the literature on its theoretical foundations, measurement, antecedents, and outcomes, and an agenda for future research
By Alexander Newman, M. Obschonka, Susan Schwarz, Michael X Cohen, I. Nielsen. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2019
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With increased emphasis being placed on entrepreneurial thinking and acting in today's careers, we have witnessed growing research on entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) over the last two decades. The present study provides a systematic review of the literature on the theoretical foundations, measurement, antecedents, and outcomes of ESE, and work which treats ESE as a moderator. Based on the review, an agenda for future research is developed and implications for entrepreneurship education and training highlighted. In doing so, the need to consider alternative theoretical perspectives to improve understanding of how ESE influences outcomes at different levels of analysis is highlighted. In addition, the review identifies a need to a) examine the factors which drive short-term fluctuations and long-term changes in ESE, b) examine the developmental precursors of ese in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood, c) examine the negative/curvilinear effects of ESE, d) investigate whether ESE can be treated as a collective level phenomenon, e) look at the effects of ESE on outcomes outside of entrepreneurial contexts, and f) improve measurement and research design.
Subfields: Business and International Management, Education, Management of Technology and Innovation
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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].”
- Research self-efficacy: A meta-analysis (2021, methodology): “It has been applied to diverse areas such as work performance (Stajkovic & Luthans, 1998), entrepreneurship (Newman et al., 2019), and academic performance (Stajkovic et al., 2018; Talsma et al., 2018).”
- Perceived public support and entrepreneurship attitudes: A little reciprocity can go a long way! (2020, background): “…often draw upon theory of planned behavior to explain the relationship of entrepreneurial self - efficacy with entrepreneurial intentions (Newman, Obschonka, Schwarz, Cohen, & Nielsen, 2019) influencing...attitudes towards an entrepreneurial career, and increasing individuals’ confidence…”