scholarly journals Entrepreneurial role models, fear of failure, and institutional approval of entrepreneurship: a tale of two regions

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Wyrwich ◽  
Michael Stuetzer ◽  
Rolf Sternberg
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Institutional Approval ◽  
Entrepreneurial Role

scholarly journals Can entrepreneurial role models alleviate the fear of entrepreneurial failure?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Eugenia Ferreto ◽  
Esteban Lafuente ◽  
Juan Carlos Leiva
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Entrepreneurial Role

scholarly journals The mediating role of passion in entrepreneurship intention: Identity centrality and role models increase passion

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Doan Thi Thanh Thuy ◽  
Nguyen Tran Cam Linh ◽  
Nguyen Ngoc Dan Thanh
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Identity Centrality ◽  
Entrepreneurial Role

Entrepreneurial passion is the key to starting a business. Passion motivates desire so that entrepreneurs strive to achieve success. Passion is not only the experience of intense emotions but also a part of identity centrality. On the other hand, an individual’s entrepreneurial decisions can be influenced by the opinions and behaviors conveyed by others and a person's career ambitions can be significantly stimulated if they have a role model. The role model, in addition to inspiration, also plays an important role in helping individuals learn to identify themselves so entrepreneurial role models impart entrepreneurial passion for individuals to shape entrepreneurial intentions. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of passion in both relationships: between entrepreneurial identity centrality and entrepreneurship intention as well as between the entrepreneurial role model and entrepreneurship intention. The study is a quantitative research, data is surveyed in a single time collected from a population. 531 questionnaires are distributed to young people who are studying and working in Ho Chi Minh City and has the intention to start-up their own business. The findings of the research show that both above relationships are significantly mediated by passion. The research could support the theory of distal and proximal antecedence that influence entrepreneurship intention for students.

Understanding nascent women entrepreneurs: an exploratory investigation into their entrepreneurial intentions

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 553-566
Author(s):  
Wisuwat Wannamakok ◽  
Yu-Yu Chang
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Knowledge ◽  
Economic Landscape

Purpose Women entrepreneurs are having increasingly profound impacts on the global economic landscape, although little is known about what supports or restricts women’s entrepreneurial attempts. The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptual (i.e. presence of role models and fear of failure) and cognitive (i.e. opportunity recognition and entrepreneurial knowledge) mechanisms that influence a women’s choice of an entrepreneurial career. Design/methodology/approach A transnational sample of 9,716 women participating in global entrepreneurship monitor (GEM) survey was examined using logistical regression analysis. Findings The results indicate that role models, opportunity discovery and entrepreneurial knowledge have a significant and positive influence on female respondents’ entrepreneurial intentions. Interestingly, fear of failure is not related to their entrepreneurial intention, which challenges the prevailing assumption that the worries about new venture outcomes are the primary suppressor of women’s entrepreneurship. Originality/value This study sheds new light on the intention of becoming women entrepreneurs, which has multiple implications for originality/value. This study sheds new light on the intention of becoming women entrepreneurs, which has many implications for policymakers. Moreover, theoretical contributions and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Starting up a firm or not

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Varamäki ◽  
Sanna Joensuu ◽  
Anmari Viljamaa
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneurs ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Entrepreneurial Role ◽  
Behaviour Data

Entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) and their antecedents have been extensively studied in student populations. The results suggest that higher education does not promote the formation of EI in students. This article examines the antecedents of intentions in two different student populations: those who are currently starting a firm and those who are not. Gender and entrepreneurial role models are used as control variables. Further, the article examines the utility of applying intention measures for individuals already acting on their intention. As a framework, the authors use Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour. Data from 3754 responses were collected through a self-administered questionnaire in seven universities of applied sciences from students representing eight different study fields. The results show that Ajzen’s model performs better when explaining the intentions of those who are not in the process of starting a firm than of nascent entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship Education through Successful Entrepreneurial Models in Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Boldureanu ◽  
Alina Măriuca Ionescu ◽  
Ana-Maria Bercu ◽  
Maria Viorica Bedrule-Grigoruță ◽  
Daniel Boldureanu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Entrepreneurial Role

In higher education institutions, entrepreneurship learning based on successful entrepreneurial role models may promote education for sustainable development. Several theoretical perspectives, such as the human capital theory, the entrepreneurial self-efficacy and self-determination theory, argue that entrepreneurship education is positively correlated with entrepreneurial intentions of students, as it provides adequate know-how and skills and motivates them to develop their entrepreneurial careers. In entrepreneurship education programmes, exposure to successful entrepreneurial models could be a significant factor for stimulating students’ confidence in their ability to start a business and for improving their attitudes towards entrepreneurship. This study aims (i) to identify characteristics viewed by students as being specific to a successful entrepreneur, (ii) to establish the influence of exposure to successful entrepreneurial role models (chosen by students) during entrepreneurship education classes on student entrepreneurial intentions, and (iii) to assess how such exposure influences the attitudes of students towards entrepreneurship. For this purpose, the authors ran a pilot experiment with 30 graduate students enrolled in a Business Creation course using a research methodology that combined qualitative techniques with quantitative measures. Content and statistical analyses were utilised to examine differences in student entrepreneurial intentions and attitudes towards entrepreneurship after being exposed to successful entrepreneurial models. Our study provides evidence that entrepreneurship education based on successful entrepreneurial role models may positively influence the entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions of students and could lead to higher orientation of student perception towards social benefits of entrepreneurship (new jobs) compared to financial ones (high income). However, our findings stress that if educators want to improve the efficiency of education focused on developing entrepreneurial skills, graduate programmes should be designed differently for business and non-business students, since studying successful entrepreneurial stories impacts these two groups differently.

scholarly journals Can entrepreneurial role models alleviate the fear of entrepreneurial failure?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Eugenia Ferreto ◽  
Esteban Lafuente ◽  
Juan Carlos Leiva
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Entrepreneurial Role

Effects of role models and gender on students’ entrepreneurial intentions

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 694-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeid Karimi ◽  
Harm J.A. Biemans ◽  
Thomas Lans ◽  
Mohammad Chizari ◽  
Martin Mulder
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Role

Purpose – This paper aims to, drawing on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), explore the effects of entrepreneurial role models on entrepreneurial intention (EI) and its antecedents and examines the question of whether the effects vary by gender. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from a sample of 331 students at seven universities in Iran. Structural equation modelling and bootstrap procedure were used to analyse the data. Findings – Consistent with the TPB, our results show entrepreneurial role models to indirectly influence EIs via the antecedents of intention. No gender differences in the relationship between perceived behaviour control and EIs were found, but gender did moderate the other relationships within the TPB. Attitude towards entrepreneurship was a weaker predictor and subjective norms a stronger predictor of EIs for female students than for their male counterparts. Furthermore, perceived behaviour control and attitudes towards entrepreneurship were more strongly influenced by role models for females as opposed to male students. Research limitations/implications – Future studies should go beyond examining the mere fact of knowing entrepreneurial role models to examine the mechanisms underlying the relationship between role models and EIs. Practical implications – The results of this study have clear implications for both educators and policymakers. Originality/value – The study contributes to the entrepreneurship literature by incorporating entrepreneurial role models and gender into the TPB and investigating their mediating and moderating effects within the model.

Impact of Prior Entrepreneurial Exposure on Entrepreneurial Intention — Cross-Cultural Evidence

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
pp. 251-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Mueller ◽  
Florian B. Zapkau ◽  
Christian Schwens
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
National Culture ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Entrepreneurial Experience ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Role

The present paper examines how the influence of prior entrepreneurial exposure on entrepreneurial intention is contingent on national culture. Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior, we test our hypotheses on a dataset of 253 students from Germany and Ethiopia. We find evidence that individuals from individualistic societies preferably draw on their own entrepreneurial experience in establishing their entrepreneurial intention. In contrast, individuals from collectivistic cultures mostly prefer in-group-referenced resources and knowledge provided by entrepreneurial role models. Our study contributes to resolving previously inconclusive findings regarding the relationship between prior entrepreneurial exposure and entrepreneurial intention by considering culture as boundary condition.

An Empirical Study on the Antecedents of Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (05) ◽  
pp. 1640011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Morales-Alonso ◽  
Iciar Pablo-Lerchundi ◽  
Ana M. Vargas-Perez
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Negative Role ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Role

This study sheds light on the importance of the exposure to entrepreneurial and non-entrepreneurial role models regarding the entrepreneurial intention of engineering students, as they are the potential founders of new knowledge intensive start-ups. With this purpose, a questionnaire surveying a sample of 851 engineering students from a technical university in Spain is developed. The results point out that parents who own a business foster entrepreneurial intention and related attitudes in their sons/daughters. To the contrary, civil servants are identified as a negative role model, hindering both attitudes and intentions towards entrepreneurship.

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