From Entrepreneurial Intentions to Behaviors: Wandering In- Between and Wondering about Challenges and Avenues

Wassim Aloulou

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Abstract: In order to wander and understand the chasm between intentions and actions/behaviors, this chapter presents and discusses the leading theories (such as theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior), alternative ones (such as implementation intention theory and theory of goal-directed behavior), potential concepts bridging the intention-behavior gap (entrepreneurial motivation and commitment) and empirical intention-based models and their applicability and predictive validity in entrepreneurship field. For that purpose, it is argued that a socio- and cognitive psychological approach is the most suitable to understand entrepreneurship and in particular the intention-behavior link. This chapter invites entrepreneurship scholars to wonder about challenges in entrepreneurship research and education field and about potential research avenues. At the end, the chapter re-launches the debate by pointing out certain questionings for future research on entrepreneurial intentions and behaviors to produce novel knowledge.

Keywords: intentions; actions; behaviors; entrepreneurship; goal intentions; implementation intentions; motivation; volition; commitment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.70836

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