The Entrepreneurial Intention-Action Relationships among Young Entrepreneurs: A Taxonomy-Based Perspective

Alshibani Safiya Mukhtar (), Bukhari Atiya (), Ramadani Veland () and Hughes Mathew (Mat) ()
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Alshibani Safiya Mukhtar: 112893 Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Bukhari Atiya: 112893 Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ramadani Veland: 112729 South-East European University , Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia
Hughes Mathew (Mat): School of Business, 4488 University of Leicester , Leicester, UK

Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 2025, vol. 15, issue 1, 155-180

Abstract: Although entrepreneurial intentions have been widely studied, however, the relationship between intention and action is an understudied area, especially in the Middle East/North African (MENA) region. This paper investigates the antecedents of the intention-action relationships based on the doer, procrastinator, dreamer, and abstainer taxonomy of student entrepreneurs. In this paper, a sample (N = 12,947) from seven countries from the MENA region, and a multinomial logistic regression modelling. Findings show that university contextual factors play a significant role in the likelihood of students actively starting their own business, or just procrastinating and dreaming about it. More specifically, entrepreneurial-oriented learning programs reduce the probability of students completely abstaining from choosing entrepreneurship as a career. Past research primarily has utilized a singular intention framework (an “all-or-nothing” decision), without reflecting the stepwise commitment of the entrepreneurial process.

Keywords: entrepreneurial intentions; program learning; university environment; sustainable development goals (SDGs); GUESSS; MENA region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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