TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding entrepreneurial intentions: A developed integrated structural model approach
AU - Esfandiar, Kourosh
AU - Sharifi-Tehrani, Mohamad
AU - Pratt, Stephen Albert
AU - Altinay, Levent
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - The primary objective of this study is to develop the pioneering version of Krueger's (2009) integrated model of entrepreneurial intention (EI) and to empirically test the new model in explaining individuals' intentions of entrepreneurial activities. The data were collected by the self-reported in-person and electronic questionnaires from a population of tourism students from several universities in Iran. The results of partial least squares estimations indicate that desirability is the main determinant of entrepreneurial goal intention (EGI), followed by self-efficacy, feasibility, opportunity, attitude, and collective-efficacy, while social norms do not influence EGI. Also, EGI strongly influences entrepreneurial implementation intention. Concerning the modification effect, the impact of perceived opportunity on EGI tends to increase when an individual has a high propensity to act. The findings provide policy makers with important insights into how to nurture tourism students' EIs through educational programs.
AB - The primary objective of this study is to develop the pioneering version of Krueger's (2009) integrated model of entrepreneurial intention (EI) and to empirically test the new model in explaining individuals' intentions of entrepreneurial activities. The data were collected by the self-reported in-person and electronic questionnaires from a population of tourism students from several universities in Iran. The results of partial least squares estimations indicate that desirability is the main determinant of entrepreneurial goal intention (EGI), followed by self-efficacy, feasibility, opportunity, attitude, and collective-efficacy, while social norms do not influence EGI. Also, EGI strongly influences entrepreneurial implementation intention. Concerning the modification effect, the impact of perceived opportunity on EGI tends to increase when an individual has a high propensity to act. The findings provide policy makers with important insights into how to nurture tourism students' EIs through educational programs.
KW - Entrepreneurial goal intention
KW - Entrepreneurial implementation intention
KW - Integrated model
KW - Structural equation modeling
KW - Tourism students
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85032736819&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.10.045
DO - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.10.045
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0148-2963
JO - Journal of Business Research
JF - Journal of Business Research
ER -