The motivational factors of business venturing: Opportunity versus necessity? A gendered perspective on European countries

Jafari‐Sadeghi, Vahid

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.058

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“…This study opted for the subjective measures, as most youths entering the entrepreneurship space in developing and emerging African economies predominantly start-up out of necessity [19,24]. As such, most of them would own informal and semi-formal small businesses that lack the appropriate management systems that could provide reliable financial statements and employment compliance records to assess objectively their success [50].…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Development 21 Business Success (Bs) And The Theory Of Resourced-based View Of The Firmmentioning

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Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC

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The proponents of the entrepreneurial motivation dichotomy have argued that opportunity-driven entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed and sustain in entrepreneurship, unlike people who start-up businesses out of necessity. However, disagreement still exists on why and under which conditions the former might outperform the latter. This research contributes to this debate by examining the mediation role of psychological capital in the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business success among youths. This study relied on a random sample of 295 young entrepreneurs surveyed from Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We applied partial least squares to analyze the hypothesized relationships. Evidence for the positive effect of opportunity-led motivation on psychological capital was found, but the findings did not support any direct effect of entrepreneurial motivation on business success. Instead, psychological capital positively and significantly mediated the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business success. This paper makes a distinctive new contribution to the understanding of the intriguing and controversial entrepreneurial motivation dichotomy—a business success relationship. To this end, we have found out that opportunity entrepreneurs have 3% more chance of succeeding in businesses compared to necessity entrepreneurs, because the former outperform the latter by 4% in the dimensions of psychological capital. This paper has new policy implications, as it reveals the great importance of psychological capital in promoting business success, thus reducing unemployment among youths, and offers tips from which psychological capital can be built or improved.

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Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Development 21 Business Success (Bs) And The Theory Of Resourced-based View Of The Firmmentioning

confidence: 99%

Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC

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“…The results showed a higher average entrepreneurial intention for men compared to women. However, women's role in entrepreneurship is growing, and, as shown by a study of the interaction of three types of motivations on the entrepreneurial activity of women and men in 24 European countries, namely opportunity-based, need-driven, and mixed motivation, in the period 2009-2012, the probability of women initiating entrepreneurial activities was almost equal to that of men [75]. In recent years, the rate of women starting new businesses has exceeded that of men, in developing countries as well, according to a research conducted by Minniti and Naudé [76].…”

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Testing Entrepreneurial Intention Determinants in Post-Transition Economies

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The paper aims to analyze the entrepreneurial intention determinants in nine post-transition economies of European member states. To achieve our stated goal, the study focused on the influence of fear of failure and networking on individuals’ inclination towards entrepreneurship. Additionally, gender, income, education, and work status were also considered control variables. The data were collected using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) database. We included responses collected from nine former transition economies, giving us a total of 13,494 observations, for 2015. Logistic regression models were employed to measure the influence of perceptions on the propenisty of individuals to create a new venture. The results indicated that fear of failure is significantly and negatively correlated with entrepreneurial intentions for all groups of countries. The results also indicated that people who have entrepreneurs in the family have a higher propensity for entrepreneurial intentions than people who do not have family members with such a status.

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“…• Fourth, the performance measurement systems can provide a basis for the compensation of public officials (appraising purpose) (Armstrong, 2000;Jamalnia, Mahdiraji, Sadeghi, Hajiagha, & Feili, 2014). The specification and intensive monitoring of performance, coupled with a set of incentives and sanctions, can be used to ensure the public sector managers continue to act in line with the interests of the society (Beheshti, Mahdiraji, & Zavadskas, 2016;Jafari-Sadeghi, 2019;Verbeeten, 2008). Considering what is said, the strategic HRM and employee performance management in the public sector needs to maintain a coherent and effective approach.…”

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The JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION is an interdisciplinary, double blind-reviewed journal, emphasizing theoretical and empirical articles in entrepreneurship, management, innovation and related fields. The journal is published both in printed form and on-line at www.jemi.edu.pl. THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AREA OF THE JOURNAL The entrepreneurship area of the journal covers the three major topics: 1) venture creation and small business, 2) the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth including local and regional development, and 3) entrepreneurial attitudes and motives. We invite original papers of theoretical and empirical nature, rooted in the disciplines of economics, management, sociology, political science, and psychology. The interdisciplinary research is encouraged to assure a comprehensive approach to the topics discussed and to advance both theory and practice. THE MANAGEMENT AREA OF THE JOURNAL Management, as a thematic scope of the journal, focuses on theoretical and empirical considerations of various areas, such as: strategic management, operation or production management, human resource management, information and management, contemporary management problems, new methods and management tools, new forms of organization and management, new threats in management, or new challenges in the organization's environment. THE INNOVATION AREA OF THE JOURNAL The innovation area of the Journal's focus will emphasize a broad range of topics and approaches, including (but not limited to): 1) role of private and public sector in development and diffusion of innovations, 2) product, process and business model innovations, 3) profiles of innovative products, structures and processes, aimed at improving management practice and providing inspiration for entrepreneurs, 4) comparative analyses of national, regional policy or sector issues, such as R&D trends, patents, citations etc., 5) theoretical work on economic, organizational and scientific aspects of innovation, encouraging the search for inspirations from various disciplines, including natural sciences, arts and humanities. THE ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE AREA OF THE JOURNAL The entrepreneur or entrepreneurial firm, the institutions providing finance to the entrepreneurs, and the different types of financial sources used by the entrepreneurial firms or investors. Among the areas of our special interests might be enumerated: accounting and corporate finance, financial market as a background for SME development, entrepreneurial finance, regulatory and supervisory aspects related to corporate finance.

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The motivational factors of business venturing: Opportunity versus necessity? A gendered perspective on European countries

Cited by 88 publications

References 104 publications

Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC

Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC

Testing Entrepreneurial Intention Determinants in Post-Transition Economies

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