Cultural intelligence, entrepreneurial intentions and the moderating role of the institutional environment

Abstract

PurposeEntrepreneurial intentions have traditionally been linked to an entrepreneur's personal ability to take advantage of opportunities. Yet, entrepreneurs' perceptions of contextual factors, which extend beyond one's control, deserve equal attention. This paper looks at the role played by cultural intelligence and the institutional environment in shaping entrepreneurial intentions.Design/methodology/approachThe role played by cultural intelligence in entrepreneurial intentions and the mediating role played by the institutional environment were studied quantitatively by analyzing 224 young potential entrepreneurs who had participated in a business plan competition. This study used cross-sectional data, developing an original full collinearity assessment approach to check for any common method bias.FindingsThis study reveals a positive relationship between cultural intelligence and entrepreneurial intentions. Likewise, any favorable perceptions of the institutional environment tend to increase the probability of engaging in entrepreneurship and further strengthen the positive effect of cultural intelligence on entrepreneurial intentions.Originality/valueThis study provides a holistic view of the relationship between the entrepreneur and the context in which ventures are created, explaining the role played by cultural intelligence in entrepreneurship based on evidence drawn from a developing country. This contributes to a critical reflection on personal and environmental factors and the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions.

Assessing the factors of sustainable entrepreneurial attitude in context of educational institutions: AHP and DEMATEL approach

“…, 2016); focused goal-oriented training and educational program positively contributes in the overall development of students. Past scholarly work has also witnessed the strong linkage between education, training and entrepreneurial behavior (Galloway and Brown, 2002; Kromidha et al. , 2022; Henderson and Robertson, 2000).…”

“…Youths are dynamic and more obsessed towards career development. Entrepreneurship education focuses on ameliorating general attitude to encourage more students to comprehend entrepreneurship as a viable career option (Kromidha et al. , 2022; Ruskovaara et al.…”

“…Educational institutions play significant role in developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem to transform general attitude into entrepreneurial attitude (Hood and Young, 1993; Kromidha et al. , 2022), but the lack of sustainability of entrepreneurial attitude appears to be the major cause of unfavorable entrepreneurial outcomes among university students (Tullar and Welsh, 2021).…”

“…Youths are dynamic and more obsessed towards career development. Entrepreneurship education focuses on ameliorating general attitude to encourage more students to comprehend entrepreneurship as a viable career option (Kromidha et al, 2022;Ruskovaara et al, 2016) but the issue appears in process that remain ineffectual in maintaining the sustainability of favoritism developed towards entrepreneurship throughout the academic programs.…”

“…Educational institutions play significant role in developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem to transform general attitude into entrepreneurial attitude (Hood and Young, 1993;Kromidha et al, 2022), but the lack of sustainability of entrepreneurial attitude appears to be the major cause of unfavorable entrepreneurial outcomes among university students (Tullar and Welsh, 2021). As a result, the objective behind this study is to identify appropriate factors that transform general attitude into entrepreneurial attitude and to achieve long-term sustainability of developed entrepreneurial attitude, which is rarely investigated in the majority of available studies.…”