Am I an Entrepreneur? Entrepreneurial Self-Identity as an Antecedent of Entrepreneurial Intention

Francesco Ceresia and Claudio Mendola
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Francesco Ceresia: Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy
Claudio Mendola: Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy

Administrative Sciences, 2020, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-14

Abstract: Although many studies have shown that entrepreneurial intention can be explained according to a theory of planned behavior, some scholars have provided interesting insights into the role of job self-identity perception—in particularly the ones related to entrepreneurship—as significant precursor of entrepreneurial intention. A questionnaire has been administered to graduates and students of an Italian university (N = 153). A hierarchical regression analysis controlling for demographic variables has been performed in order to test the research hypotheses. The findings of this study have been discussed, with particular attention paid to the unexpected, weak, or non-significant effects of perceived behavioral control and social norms on entrepreneurial intention.

Keywords: entrepreneurial intention; entrepreneurial self-identity; entrepreneurship; planned behavior; startups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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