Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between identity centrality and entrepreneurial intention. Based on a survey 275 academic scientists from 14 Chinese universities, results show that positively influences intention engage in research commercialisation activities, such as spin-off creation, patenting licensing, contracting consulting. We also found conflict scient...

Entrepreneurial activity di ers substantially across countries. While cultural di erences have often been proposed as an explanation, measuring a country's cultural characteristics su ers from various problems. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that cultural factors in uence entrepreneurial behavior by looking at di erences in self-employment rates between immigrant groups within the same m...

This project investigated how potential entrepreneurs evaluate opportunities in the pre-startup phase of a new venture creation process. Based on Busenitz and Lau’s (1997) cross-cultural cognitive model of new venture creation, I examined the relationship between risk perception and a potential entrepreneur’s intention to start a venture, as well as the moderating effect of a potential entrepre...

The aim of this paper is to discuss the process of development of the firm in interaction with its institutional environment, which I call “the entrepreneurial process”. This can be studied in three phases, i.e. initiating phase, establishment phase and growth phase. I am going to present a model, describing the entrepreneurial process and try to explain the co-relation and interaction between ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Why are intentions interesting to those who care about new venture formation? Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking, a way of thinking that emphasizes opportunities over threats. The opportunity identification process is clearly an intentional process, and, therefore, entrepreneurial intentions clearly merit our attention. Equally important, they offer a means to better explai...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze what the influence junior enterprise environment on entrepreneurial profile and intention university students difference in behavior between who participated did not participate enterprises. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach based multivariate data analysis using confirmatory factor structural equation modeling was applied a samp...

This paper empirically assesses the relationship of entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents among graduating students of UTM. This study is based on the models developed by Davidsson [7] and Autio et al. [1]. Research framework has utilized the modified version of the original study. Work experience, vicarious experience, general attitude, image of entrepreneurship and other demographic v...