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T1 Economic context and entrepreneurial intention: analysis of individuals' perceptions in a spanish university context.
A1 Gil Soto, María Esperanza
A1 García Rodríguez, Francisco J.
A1 Ruiz Rosa, Inés
A1 Gutiérrez Taño, Desiderio
K1 Individuals’ perceptions
K1 Entrepreneurial intention
K1 Economic expectations
K1 University students
AB Entrepreneurship has been emphasized as a way of boosting economicgrowth. However, there is a lack of knowledge about whether changes in economiccontext influence entrepreneurial activity. This paper analyzes the influence thatsuch economic changes may have on entrepreneurial intention and its antecedentsfrom individuals’ cognitive perspectives. With this aim, an empirical study isconducted using the Partial Least Squares technique on a sample of 7454 Spanishuniversity students, who had participated in the Global University EntrepreneurialSpirit Student Survey 2013 and 2018 editions. The results indicate that in times ofoptimistic job prospects arising from a period of economic growth, individualsreduce their entrepreneurial intentions as a professional option for the future.Despite this, improvements in the economic situation can intensify the perceptionof support from those closest to potential young entrepreneurs, as well as theconfidence that these people have in themselves to start a new business. Moreover,our findings suggest that better economic expectations negatively influence therelationship between social support perceived and young people’s motivations(attitude and self-efficacy) towards the decision to become an entrepreneur.
SN 2157-5665
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/34694
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 17-may-2024