Passion and perseverance as two new dimensions of an Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation scale

Gina Santos, Carla Susana Marques and Joao Ferreira

Journal of Business Research, 2020, vol. 112, issue C, 190-199

Abstract: This study sought to validate a scale for quantitative research on two emerging dimensions of individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO): passion and perseverance. The proposed measurement instrument was developed, validated and tested using data on 249 agri-food firms created in the last five years in a Portuguese region. The final analysis of the IEO dimensions and corresponding items used confirmatory factor analysis, resulting in an adjusted, reliable multidimensional model. The latter comprised the three core dimensions of IEO—risk taking, innovativeness and proactivity—and the additional dimensions of passion and perseverance. This study is of interest to those who deem conducting research at different analytical levels important since the results explicitly explain the interaction between IEO and the underexplored concepts of entrepreneurial passion and perseverance. The findings show that these individual characteristics have implications for entrepreneurs as all five dimensions influence firm management through entrepreneurial orientation.

Keywords: Individual entrepreneurial orientation; Entrepreneurial passion; Perseverance; Scale validation; Agri-food sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.03.016

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