A path-centric account of action-oriented entrepreneurship training

Michael M. Gielnik (), Blagoy Blagoev () and Lemayon L. Melyoki ()
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Michael M. Gielnik: Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Blagoy Blagoev: University of St. Gallen
Lemayon L. Melyoki: University of Dar es Salaam, Business School

Small Business Economics, 2025, vol. 65, issue 2, No 23, 1282 pages

Abstract: Abstract We develop a path-centric account that explains how action-oriented entrepreneurship training translates into self-employment. The path-centric account suggests that action-oriented entrepreneurship training positively impacts self-employment through entrepreneurial motivation and entrepreneurial action, which form a reciprocal and mutually stabilizing relationship after training. Randomized controlled trials with a baseline (N = 1156), a short-term (N = 872), and a 1-year follow-up measurement (N = 622) supported the hypotheses. The path-centric account describes post-training processes that explain the transfer of action-oriented entrepreneurship training. Furthermore, we address a grand challenge by demonstrating how action-oriented entrepreneurship training can reduce unemployment among young adults in low- and middle-income countries.

Keywords: Action; Business creation; Experiment; Grand challenge; Motivation; Randomized controlled trials (RCT); Self-regulation; Sustainable development goals (SDG); Training transfer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D91 I38 L26 M13 M53 O12 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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