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T1 García-Rodríguez, F. J., Gil-Soto, E., Ruiz-Rosa, I., & Gutiérrez-Taño, D. (2017). Entrepreneurial process in peripheral regions: the role of motivation and culture. European Planning Studies, 25(11), 2037-2056
A1 Gil Soto, María Esperanza
A1 García Rodríguez, Francisco J.
A1 Ruiz-Rosa, Inés
A1 Gutiérrez-Taño, Desiderio
K1 Entrepreneurial process
K1 Peripheral region
K1 Motivation
K1 Entrepreneurial intention
K1 GUESSS project
K1 Emprendimiento
K1 Proyecto GUESSS
K1 Regiones periféricas
AB The entrepreneurial potential of a region is a key factor in linkinginnovation to the market, thus leading to economic growth. This isespecially important in peripheral regions that are characterized bylow innovative dynamism. This paper analyses the entrepreneurialprocess in a European peripheral region, the Canary Islands, Spain.It attempts to determine possible cultural specificities and the roleof motivation in the entrepreneurial process. To do this, an analysisof entrepreneurial intention (EI) is framed within the theory ofplanned behaviour and using motivation, opportunity and abilitytheory. An empirical study was carried out using a sample of 1457university students participating in the Global UniversityEntrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey project. Results indicate thatmotivation influences EI directly and indirectly through anindividual’s attitude towards entrepreneurial behaviour. Theperception of business opportunities is also a significant antecedentof entrepreneurial motivation. Consequently, entrepreneurialeducation and policies to foster entrepreneurship in peripheralregions should not attempt to transform individuals’ attitudestowards entrepreneurship directly, but rather focus on improvingmotivation using intensive pedagogical strategies in creativity thatgo beyond mere informative content. Methodologies and contentfocused on recognizing opportunities and problem-solving wouldalso be effective elements in educational programmes ofentrepreneurship.
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