The Role of Prior Entrepreneurial Exposure in the Entrepreneurial Process: A Review and Future Research Implications

Zapkau, Florian B.; Schwens, Christian; Kabst, Rüdiger

doi:10.1111/jsbm.12232

Cited by 88 publications

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“…In addition, it has been found that role models can influence both the outcome expectancy and self-efficacy of the individual, which can encourage following a specific career path, such as becoming an entrepreneur (Lent et al 1994;Nauta et al 1998). Zapkau et al (2017) investigated how prior entrepreneurial exposure influences entrepreneurial behavior. To find answers to this research question, the authors examined the results of 69 quantitative-empirical papers and classified them into four categories: process, individual, environment and organization.…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Role Model Research Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The impact of role models on entrepreneurial intentions and behavior: a review of the literature

2020

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Despite the presence of the term 'entrepreneurial role model' (ERM) in the discourse on entrepreneurship, existing empirical evidence on the effects of role models is rather limited. By investigating 86 published journal articles, we provide a structured overview of the academic research on role models' effects on entrepreneurial intentions and behavior. We reveal that prior research focuses particularly on different types of role models (by whom), at which stage of life (when) and in which context the exposure to role models occurs. We use these research areas to structure our review. By expanding the understanding of the current state of ERM research, we reveal research gaps and provide future research recommendations. Our work could help policy makers and educators consider the different types of role models, the sociocultural context and the life cycle stage of the participants in structuring their entrepreneurship education programs.

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“…There is an extensive discussion among researchers and practitioners about why some individuals start their own business while others do not (e.g., Zapkau et al 2017;Baron 2004;Shane and Venkataraman 2000). However, to date, no clear answer to this question exists.…”

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The impact of role models on entrepreneurial intentions and behavior: a review of the literature

2020

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“…Specifically, our work advances the discussion on the extent to which and under what conditions parents' entrepreneurship makes offspring more (or less) prone to becoming entrepreneurs themselves (Laspita et al 2012). Our findings move the theoretical debate beyond the traditional Bblack and white^question of whether exposure to parents' entrepreneurship influences offspring's entrepreneurship (Zapkau, Schwens and Kabst 2017) and toward a finer-grained discussion on how the social mechanisms related to perceived PPE regulate the relationship between parents' and offspring's entrepreneurship (BarNir, Watson and Hutchins 2011;Chlosta et al 2012). 1 The entrepreneurial intention literature is commonly based on the entrepreneurial event model.…”

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Parents’ performance in entrepreneurship as a “double-edged sword” for the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship

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We investigate how perceived parents' performance in entrepreneurship (PPE) affects the entrepreneurial career intentions of offspring. We argue that while perceived PPE enhances offspring's perceived entrepreneurial desirability and feasibility because of exposure mechanisms, it inhibits the translation of both desirability and feasibility perceptions into entrepreneurial career intentions due to upward social comparison mechanisms. Thus, perceived PPE acts as a double-edged sword for the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship. Our predictions are tested and confirmed on a sample of 21,895 individuals from 33 countries. This study advances the literature on intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship by providing a foundation for understanding the social psychological conditions necessary for such transmission to occur.

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“…Our study differentiates entrepreneurial intention from family business succession intention. As such it follows the calls for closing the research gap on this area (Zapkau, Schwens, and Kabst 2017).…”

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“…We also base our study on recent calls for additional research focused on broader understanding of the area specially employing multicountry samples and considering type of business to be started (e.g. new own business or family business in our case) (Zapkau, Schwens, and Kabst 2017).…”

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Family Business Succession: Does Experience Gained in Family Firm Really Count?

Ljubotina¹,

Vadnjal²

2018

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Potential family business successors have to resolve a complex trilemma when choosing their career path. Instead of choosing between the entrepreneurship and employment, they have to consider family business succession as an additional option. guesss 2014 survey, conducted among more than 109.000 students in 34 countries, offered us the possibility to investigate the correlation between successors' career choice intentions and personal motives, family business experience and individual entrepreneurial skills. We analysed the data using multinomial logistic regression since career decision is measured as a categorical dependent variable with three possible solutions. We founded a significant correlation between personal motives and career decision. Similarly, the age at which potential successor was engaged in family business activity significantly influences his or hers career choice intention. On the other hand, we found that the length of engagement is not a significant factor. The higher level of self-assessed entrepreneurial skills is working in favour of succession when compared with employment option.

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The Role of Prior Entrepreneurial Exposure in the Entrepreneurial Process: A Review and Future Research Implications

Cited by 88 publications

References 143 publications

The impact of role models on entrepreneurial intentions and behavior: a review of the literature

The impact of role models on entrepreneurial intentions and behavior: a review of the literature

Parents’ performance in entrepreneurship as a “double-edged sword” for the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship

Family Business Succession: Does Experience Gained in Family Firm Really Count?

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