Economic Context and Entrepreneurial Intention: Analysis of Individuals’ Perceptions in a Spanish University Context

IF 2 4区 管理学 Q3 BUSINESS Entrepreneurship Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-04-13 DOI:10.1515/erj-2021-0290
Esperanza Gil-Soto, F. J. García-Rodríguez, I. Ruiz-Rosa, Desiderio Gutiérrez-Taño
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Abstract Entrepreneurship has been emphasized as a way of boosting economic growth. However, there is a lack of knowledge about whether changes in economic context influence entrepreneurial activity. This paper analyzes the influence that such economic changes may have on entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents from individuals’ cognitive perspectives. With this aim, an empirical study is conducted using the Partial Least Squares technique on a sample of 7454 Spanish university students, who had participated in the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Student Survey 2013 and 2018 editions. The results indicate that in times of optimistic job prospects arising from a period of economic growth, individuals reduce their entrepreneurial intentions as a professional option for the future. Despite this, improvements in the economic situation can intensify the perception of support from those closest to potential young entrepreneurs, as well as the confidence that these people have in themselves to start a new business. Moreover, our findings suggest that better economic expectations negatively influence the relationship between social support perceived and young people’s motivations (attitude and self-efficacy) towards the decision to become an entrepreneur.
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经济背景与创业意向:西班牙大学背景下个人认知的分析
企业家精神作为促进经济增长的一种方式一直受到重视。然而,人们对经济环境的变化是否会影响企业活动缺乏了解。本文从个体的认知角度分析了这种经济变化对创业意愿及其前因的影响。为此,本文利用偏最小二乘法对7454名参加2013年和2018年全球大学创业精神学生调查的西班牙大学生进行了实证研究。结果表明,在经济增长时期产生的乐观就业前景时期,个人将创业意图作为未来的职业选择。尽管如此,经济形势的改善可以增强那些最接近潜在年轻企业家的人的支持,以及这些人对自己开展新业务的信心。此外,我们的研究结果表明,更好的经济预期对社会支持感知与青年创业决策动机(态度和自我效能)之间的关系产生负向影响。
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期刊介绍: Entrepreneurship Research Journal (ERJ) was launched with an Inaugural Issue in 2011. Professor Ramona Zachary at Baruch College and Professor Chandra Mishra at Florida Atlantic University introduce a new forum for scholarly discussion on entrepreneurs and their activities, contexts, processes, strategies, and outcomes. Positioned as the premier new research journal within the field of entrepreneurship, ERJ seeks to encourage a scholarly exchange between researchers from any field of study who focus on entrepreneurs, and will include both theoretical and empirical articles, with priority being given to high quality theoretical and empirical papers that have managerial or public policy orientation as well as ramifications for entrepreneurship research overall. Topics: -Research Modeling, Design, and Methods: entrepreneurship theories and conceptualizations, entrepreneurship research methods. -The Individuals-Opportunities-Resources Nexus: nascent entrepreneurs, opportunity recognition, drivers of value creation, and emergence, innovation and technology entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial risk and reward, entrepreneurial cognition and behavior. -Inclusive of Near Environments: family entrepreneurship, networks, teams and alliances, venture capital and angel investor groups, entrepreneurial communities, hubs, clusters and public policy, social entrepreneurship. -Distinct Entrepreneurial Stage or Setting: entrepreneurial growth and strategy, boards, governance and leadership, corporate entrepreneurship, international and emerging market entrepreneurship.
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