Entrepreneurial intentions in the third age: the impact of perceived age norms

Kautonen, Teemu; Tornikoski, Erno T.; Kibler, Ewald

doi:10.1007/s11187-009-9238-y

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“…These elements, that are independent of the young entrepreneurs' volition, can have a significant impact on EI as demonstrated by the work of Neneh (2014), where EI were greatly affected by endogenous and exogenous factors, in accordance with several previous research (Kautonen et al, 2011).…”

Section: The Perceived Obstacles As Entrepreneurial Intention Antecedsupporting

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Psychometric Properties Of A Questionnaire Measuring The Antecedents Of Entrepreneurship Education Intention

Ceresia

Mendola²

2017

European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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A limit of the questionnaires measuring Entrepreneurial Intention (EI) is the lack of a multidimensional vision of its antecedents. The definition of a multidimensional model of the main drivers affecting the intentions of aspiring entrepreneurs in building a start-up seems a fundamental milestone to overcome this pitfall. This paper aims to explore the internal consistency reliability of a new multidimensional questionnaire measuring the antecedents of EI and Entrepreneurial Education Intention (EEI). The tool consists in a self-administered online questionnaire that has been built in accordance with the Theory of Planned Behavior in entrepreneurship research. It includes 54 items adapted by others studies or created by the authors and it has been administered to college students and graduates (N = 70). Cronbach's Alpha and Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) were performed using SPSS v23. The value of Cronbach's Alpha and the CFA confirmed the internal stability of the questionnaire, even if the post hoc diagnostic information forced the authors to remove some items with a low value of their standardized regression weights and to estimate some within-factor correlated errors to improve model fit. Although the number of subjects involved in the study was small, this pilot study shows a good internal consistency reliability of the questionnaire.

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Section: The Perceived Obstacles As Entrepreneurial Intention Antecedsupporting

confidence: 89%

Psychometric Properties Of A Questionnaire Measuring The Antecedents Of Entrepreneurship Education Intention

Ceresia

Mendola²

2017

European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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“…Entrepreneurship scholars tend to prefer the TPB. Kautonen et al (2011) used this model to test the impact of perceived age norms. Alternatively, Kautonen, Luoto and Tornikoski (2010) addressed their attention toward the role previously held by older entrepreneurs.…”

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Grey vs. Young Entrepreneurs: Are They Really That Different in Terms of Entrepreneurial Intentions? Empirical Evidence from Italy

Matricano¹

2018

IJBM

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In the past, entrepreneurship was considered a young person's endeavour, since it was a working choice made after graduation. Social and demographic changes occurring over the last decades have totally modified that assumption so that entrepreneurship is now a phenomenon involving third age people (aged 55 or older) as well. Scholars have started investigating the differences between young and grey entrepreneurs. This topic of research has always been considered halfway between psychological and social studies on the one hand and entrepreneurial studies on the other. Without denying the relevance that psychological and social studies have in the field of entrepreneurship, in the present paper the phenomenon of grey entrepreneurship is only investigated according to an entrepreneurial perspective. Thus, predictors of entrepreneurial intentions are only rooted in entrepreneurial literature and refer to intellectual capital. The results, based on data retrieved from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) website for Italy in 2013, indicate that grey and young entrepreneurs are not that different regarding intellectual capital affecting their entrepreneurial intentions. This result enriches previous literature about grey entrepreneurs.

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“…1). Correlating these results with the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents, impediment in starting up a business, this fact can have a positive impact on women entrepreneurs, encouraging women not so young to have such initiatives (Kautonen et al, 2011). Age as a determining factor in the success of a business has been debated also in other regional studies regarding female entrepreneurship (Akehurst et al, 2012).…”

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Women entrepreneurship in Romania: a regional evaluation

Pocol¹,

Moldovan-Teselios²

2014

BUASVMCN-HORT

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The study aims to asses overall satisfaction of the initiative for becoming an entrepreneur among women in Romania. The research was conducted in the Regions of North East, North West and West, on a sample of 602 women entrepreneurs. The research method chosen was the sociological survey. Almost three quarters of the respondents declare to be satis ied having opened a business. The degree of satisfaction regarding this decision is associated with age, education and family income. The main motivations identi ied are: capital accumulation, independence, lack of employment or the rise of an opportunity. Most frequently, women entrepreneurs feel respect due to their status, this decreasing among those with secondary education, with family incomes below 3000 RON and those who don't have employees.

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Entrepreneurial intentions in the third age: the impact of perceived age norms

Abstract: Age, Aging, Social norm, Entrepreneurial intention, Entrepreneurial environment, Third age, J14, M13, L26,

Cited by 231 publications

References 58 publications

Psychometric Properties Of A Questionnaire Measuring The Antecedents Of Entrepreneurship Education Intention

Psychometric Properties Of A Questionnaire Measuring The Antecedents Of Entrepreneurship Education Intention

Grey vs. Young Entrepreneurs: Are They Really That Different in Terms of Entrepreneurial Intentions? Empirical Evidence from Italy

Women entrepreneurship in Romania: a regional evaluation

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