A Critical Review of Antecedents of Entrepreneurship Intention

Abstract

This is article is a critical examination of the antecedents of entrepreneurship intentions. A critical analysis of research on entrepreneurship has reveals that for one to be an entrepreneur or not, there are a variety of a n t e c e d e n t s and the following as predominant factors; economic, demographic, environmental, psychological and social cultural factors, perception of opportunities, social cultural environment, self-efficacy, lack of competency barrier, fear of failure, perceived support, gender, family factors, perceived barriers and personality factors among others. It is these antecedents that this article examines critically.

Entrepreneurship education and students’ entrepreneurial intentions at selected tertiary institutions in Durban.

“…Shapero and Sokol (1982) Davids (2017) posited that the SEE entails that for individuals to start a business venture, two conditions must be met. Mwange (2018) stated that the first condition is that the individual intending to start a business venture must see the idea as a viable one, they must have confidence in the business venture and see it as a reliable one without which they will not have the motivation. The second condition according to Davids (2017) is that, "secondly, starting a business is initiated by some type of displacing event which can take the form of neutral, negative or positive experiences".…”

“…According to the SEE, for an individual to start a business, something or an event that acts as a motivating factor must happen. Mwange (2018) proposed that a negative displacement even can be in the form of a job loss or divorce and positive displacement can be in the form of receiving an inheritance or winning a lottery. The high unemployment rates prevalent in most countries worldwide more especially the developing ones (e.g.…”

“…According to Mwange (2018), the choice of behaviour is an interplay of factors such as trustworthiness in the behaviour and the propensity to act upon it, the absence of which results in no action. "According to the authors, the entrepreneurial event is denoted by initiativetaking, consolidation of resources, management, relative autonomy and risk-taking" (Rai, Prasad and Murthy, 2017: 1).…”

“…Krueger (1993) as cited in Wang et al (2011) posited that these perceptions of desirability are as a result of an individual's attitudes and beliefs which are in turn influenced by several factors. Mwange (2018) stated that perceived desirability is influenced by the social environment and system the individual is subjected to, this includes family, peer groups, ethnic groups, and educational and professional contexts.…”

“…It is therefore evident that the role of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intentions cannot be underestimated. Perceived feasibility in the SEE model resonates with the element of selfefficacy (Davids, 2017;Mwange, 2018;Wang et al 2011).…”