Intrinsic motivation and entrepreneurial start-up intentions: a franchising perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Shathees Baskaran ◽  
Shima Devagaran ◽  
Kharthigesan Ganesan ◽  
Nomahaza Mahadi
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Start Up

scholarly journals How entrepreneurs think: financial decisions for the long or short term

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Debrulle ◽  
Johan Maes ◽  
Elliroma Gardiner
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Decisions ◽  
Start Up ◽  
New Business

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to suggest that different start-up motivations make entrepreneurs pursue different kinds of new business performance, which in this study are expressed in financial terms (i.e. return on assets). The authors posit that so-called extrinsic motivation urges entrepreneurs to be more short-term oriented, while their intrinsic motivation encourages a longer-term business vision. Additionally, this paper explores how intrinsic and extrinsic entrepreneurship motivations combine and produce financial dilemmas for entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach The analyses are based on 300 entrepreneurs across diverse industries in Belgium. Data was collected for this study through structured interviews with entrepreneurs combined with a company questionnaire. Financial data was obtained through a government database. Findings Results confirm that extrinsic entrepreneurship motivation boosts new business short-term financial performance, whereas intrinsic motivation contributes to the firm’s longer-term financial returns. This paper also shows that a mix of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations directs entrepreneurs toward different profitability levels during the organization’s survival and early-establishment phase. Originality/value Research on entrepreneurship has not yet corroborated that motivations can be personally conflicting, thereby saddling the entrepreneur with dilemmas that may manifest into different levels of business performance.

Intrinsic Motivation and Entrepreneurial Start-Up Intentions: A Franchising Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Kharthigesan Ganesan ◽  
Nomahaza Mahadi ◽  
Shathees Baskaran ◽  
Shima Devagaran
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Start Up

Continuing the Controversy About Reward and Intrinsic Motivation

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 532-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale H. Schunk
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation
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