An investigation of performance of nascent manufacturing firms

Zhang, Ying; Zwiegelaar, Jeremy; Kumar, Vikas

doi:10.1080/00472778.2020.1738748

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“…For the most part, studies in the nascent entrepreneurship domain aim to clarify the stimulating effect of new venture creation on economic development (Acs et al, 2008; García-Pereiro and Dileo, 2015; Mueller, 2006; Zhang et al, 2020). There is evidence that the aggregation of micro-level entrepreneurship elicits growth (Long et al, 2010), and nations with greater economic power are better placed to sustain such expansion (Carree et al, 2008).…”

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The effect of entrepreneurship education on nascent entrepreneurship

Onjewu

Haddoud

Nowiński

2021

Industry and Higher Education

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The literature has been enriched by studies examining the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial or goal intention. Yet, few articles have considered how entrepreneurship education affects nascent entrepreneurship as a more sought-after outcome. Similarly, some scholars assess entrepreneurship education as an aggregate rather than a multidimensional construct comprised of alternative methods with peculiar characteristics yielding distinct student outcomes. Possibly, the present shortage of specificity in the investigation of methods in entrepreneurship education reduces empirical understanding of efficacious teaching and learning modes for optimising entrepreneurial behaviour. Hence, by way of contribution, this inquiry isolates and measures the direct effect of courses, workshops, guest speakers and simulations on new venture creation among UK students. It also measures indirect influence in the same relationships, with self-efficacy as a mediator. A structural equation analysis is performed and the findings show that discretely, in this order, simulations, workshops and courses stimulate nascent entrepreneurship. However, there is particular insignificance in the direct link between guest speakers and nascent entrepreneurship, and further dissociation in the indirect link between workshops and simulations leading to self-efficacy. Theoretical implications arise for future correlation and configurational studies, as well as practical ramifications for entrepreneurship education practitioners, simulation developers and public institutions.

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The effect of entrepreneurship education on nascent entrepreneurship

Onjewu

Haddoud

Nowiński

2021

Industry and Higher Education

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“…Entrepreneurs normally make decisions with relatively scant information and take time to create a venture with little prospect of success (Shepherd et al, 2015). There are high levels of uncertainty when developing a new venture with high risk of failure during the early phases of venturing (Zhang et al, 2020). Therefore, entrepreneurs are required to cope with high degrees of uncertainty on a regular basis.…”

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A social cognition perspective on entrepreneurial personality traits and intentions to start a business: Does creativity matter?

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Kromidha

Nurmagambetova

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PurposeThis paper proposes and empirically assesses a social cognition conceptual model linking creativity (both artistic and scholarly), entrepreneurial personality traits, and entrepreneurial intention. Specifically, the study draws on social cognition perspectives to investigate the potential role of creativity as a mechanism underlying the relationship between entrepreneurial personality traits and entrepreneurial intention.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 194 creative nascent entrepreneurs, the study tests the proposed model using Partial Last Squares Structural Equations Modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe study reveals that, among entrepreneurial personality traits, only risk-taking propensity is positively related to entrepreneurial intention. Interestingly, while artistic creativity seems to enhance entrepreneurial intention, scholarly creativity is found to stimulate a more cautious approach toward venturing. The findings also reveal that scholarly creativity fully mediates the relationship between tolerance for ambiguity and entrepreneurial intention.Originality/valueThe study makes an original contribution by showcasing how both artistic and scholarly creativity developed in the same socially situated cognitive environment can differentially influence decision-making and the relationship between entrepreneurial personality traits and entrepreneurial intention, thus contributing to social cognition perspectives and research in entrepreneurship.

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