The Influence of Necessity and Opportunity Motivations on the Choice of an Economic Sector: An Empirical Study of Belgian Entrepreneurs

Giacomin, Olivier; Guyot, Jean-Luc; Janssen, Frank; Lohest, Olivier

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“…Along these lines, Wennekers et al (2001), for example, identify job dissatisfaction as the most important push factor, while they consider the expectation of income as an employer as a fundamental pull factor, as opposed to that coming from being employed. Van der Zwan et al (2016) and Giacomin et al (2011) acknowledge that pull factors are related to entrepreneurship by opportunity, while push factors are associated with entrepreneurship by necessity.…”

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Triggering events in the decision to be an entrepreneur: an analysis of their influence on higher education graduates

Ruiz-Rosa

Taño

García‐Rodríguez

et al. 2021

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Purpose The present research focuses on an understudied field in the entrepreneurial process: the events that transform intention into effective entrepreneurial behavior. Design/methodology/approach In this paper a comparative analysis, using the t-test on related samples, is made of the perceptions of these triggering events of a group of graduates who showed entrepreneurial intention in higher education but, up to now, had not taken the decision to start a business with those of a group who had started a business. To do this, a sample of 227 graduates from a medium-sized European University located in Spain, with manifest entrepreneurial intention was used. Findings The results show that there are important differences between perceptions of entrepreneurship triggering events of potential entrepreneurs who have yet to start a company compared to entrepreneurs who have actually started a company. In this sense, the overevaluation by those who have not yet become entrepreneurs of events related to access to finance and the greater relevance for those with entrepreneurial experience of having a good team and contacts consisting of other entrepreneurs, mentors and advisers stand out. Research limitations/implications Some of the limitations observed in this work are related to the size of the sample analyzed. In the future, the study should be broadened, and different entrepreneurial behavior by academic specialization, gender, sector and/or type of activities should be investigated. Originality/value Our study focuses on the phase of the entrepreneurship process in which intention becomes action and, more specifically, on those events that favor this change in behavior.

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Section: Theory and Hypothesesmentioning

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Triggering events in the decision to be an entrepreneur: an analysis of their influence on higher education graduates

Ruiz-Rosa

Taño

García‐Rodríguez

et al. 2021

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“…Even though statistics remain inexhaustive, the Dyslexia Institute estimates that 10% of the worldwide population is suffering from this mental disability, and because this population fails reading and writing properly, “it is five times more likely to be unemployed.” Those estimations would remain consistent with research results that have been conducted on dyslexic persons, according to which the employer attitude would often remain negative toward the dyslexic population (De Beer et al , 2014). For that reason, this population would behave like other minorities such as female (Gupta et al , 2009), the elderly people (Maalaoui, 2019), other disabled persons (Anderson and Gallowy, 2012) or Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay (LGB) persons (Germon et al ., 2019) in getting employed (Giacomin et al , 2011; Shane, 2009), and thus they would have to create their own jobs. At the same time, the idea of necessity entrepreneurship in those populations creates a paradox since many people in the populations identified have lower entrepreneurial intentions and, despite their competencies, rarely create their own ventures (Shane, 2009).…”

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“When I get older, I wanna be an entrepreneur”: the impact of disability and dyslexia on entrepreneurial self-efficacy perception

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Loarne–Lemaire

Maâlaoui

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PurposeThis article contributes to the literature on entrepreneurship for people with disabilities through a better understanding of the impact of entrepreneurial self-efficacy perceptions on entrepreneurial intentions in populations with lower levels of self-esteem. It investigates the entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy of a population of students suffering from dyslexia, which is a learning disability.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on the study of a data set of 796 male and female adolescents in the USA, aged 13–19 years, both with and without dyslexia. The sample is a convenient one. The whole sample replied to the questionnaire on their self-efficacy perception and their intention to create, one day, their own venture. They also self-declare their dyslexia. Regressions have been conducted to answer the research question.FindingsResults show that having dyslexia has a negative impact on entrepreneurial self-efficacy perceptions. They also reveal that self-efficacy perceptions mediate the relationship between dyslexia and entrepreneurial intentions and their three antecedents (social norms, control behavior and perceived ability).Research limitations/implicationsThe sample is composed of students from private schools and might socially be biased.Practical implicationsOur findings relaunch the debate on the necessity to develop education programs that consider the personal-level variables of students, specifically the development of entrepreneurial self-efficacy among adolescents with disabilitiesSocial implicationsSuch findings should help to better understand students who are suffering from dyslexia and help them find a place in society and economic life.Originality/valueThis is so far the first study that has been conducted on dyslexic adolescents.

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“…(2020) study, for the case of Spain, the relationship between entrepreneurship and inequality in an environment of economic recession, concluding that inequality can negatively affect entrepreneurial activity. Likewise, Giacomin et al . (2011) conclude that not all professionals seeking employment are entrepreneurs out of necessity.…”

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Longevity trends in entrepreneurial activity. An analysis of the characteristics of senior entrepreneurship in Spain

García

Romero

Sarabia

et al. 2023

IJEBR

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PurposeOver the last decades, the development of entrepreneurial activity has allowed greater growth and economic development in Spain. However, within the analysis of Spanish entrepreneurial dynamics, insufficient attention has been paid to a key group: senior entrepreneurs. The fact that the first two decades of the 21st century have been accompanied by the two worst economic crises in remembrance since the Great Depression of the 1930s has had a great impact on the professional careers of the group of senior workers, whose careers have been cut short due to the closure of companies. In this way, the present work delves into the reality of senior entrepreneurs in Spain, analyzing the main characteristics of this group, which is becoming increasingly important in society.Design/methodology/approachUsing microdata from the Spanish National Statistics Institute's Labour Force Survey, the study focuses on reference persons who, being 50 years of age or over and actively working, work as an entrepreneur and have started their activity in the last 12 months. The study covers, in turn, the analysis period of the fourth quarters from 2005 to 2020. In relation to the methodology, the work focuses on the use of binary logistic regression techniques, given that the phenomenon to be studied is binary in nature: entrepreneurship or not.FindingsThe main conclusions drawn are the importance of sociodemographic factors such as educational level, age, the profession of the couple as well as the fact of having or not having children. The sector of activity and region are also significant. It is also concluded that senior entrepreneurship in Spain is of a necessary nature, considering the evolution of unemployment and decisions based on pension reform.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitations of the study refer to the lack of socioeconomic information. Thus, it would be interesting to know the link among the sociodemographic characteristics and the economic situation of the professionals, as well as the fact of whether they have started from a previous situation of unemployment or employment.Practical implicationsThe obtained conclusions allow progress to be made in the generation of economic policies aimed at the professional reorientation of a group of workers who, due to labor market circumstances, are obliged to end long professional careers and to seek alternatives. In fact, entrepreneurship is a viable professional alternative for these professionals.Originality/valueDespite the importance of senior professionals in the Spanish economy, more research is needed on their characteristics and needs. Despite important studies such as Socci et al. (2020) or Perez-Encinas et al. (2021), there are not many studies for the Spanish reality. This paper seeks to deepen the understanding of the sociodemographic characteristics of Spanish senior entrepreneurs, based on current public information and considering different stages of the economic cycle.

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The Influence of Necessity and Opportunity Motivations on the Choice of an Economic Sector: An Empirical Study of Belgian Entrepreneurs

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Triggering events in the decision to be an entrepreneur: an analysis of their influence on higher education graduates

Triggering events in the decision to be an entrepreneur: an analysis of their influence on higher education graduates

“When I get older, I wanna be an entrepreneur”: the impact of disability and dyslexia on entrepreneurial self-efficacy perception

Longevity trends in entrepreneurial activity. An analysis of the characteristics of senior entrepreneurship in Spain

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