Theory of planned behavior and GEM framework – How can cognitive traits for entrepreneurship be used by incubators and accelerators?

Gustavo Morales-Alonso, José Antonio Blanco-Serrano, Yilsy Núñez Guerrero, Mercedes Grijalvo and Francisco José Blanco Jimenez

European Journal of Innovation Management, 2022, vol. 27, issue 3, 922-943

Abstract: Purpose - This research aims at the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the global entrepreneurship monitor (GEM) framework – How can cognitive traits for entrepreneurship be used by incubators and accelerators? Design/methodology/approach - In this research the authors analyze the factors that catalyze the founding of new technology-based firms. From a practitioner stand-point, the GEM posits that these factors can be classified as contextual, social and individual factors. The present study focuses on the latter, looking into how demographic characteristics, possession of human capital and cognitive traits interrelate. The authors rely on a sample of 141 technological new ventures being incubated in Madrid, Spain, which is analyzed with the multilayer perceptron technique. Findings - The results show that cognitive traits, as defined in the TPB, act as the “last mile” in the entrepreneurial decision process, while demographic and human capital factors appear to antecede them. These results are relevant for incubators and accelerators, which now gain a better, more complete understanding of success factors of their incubatees. Originality/value - This research deals both with practitioners' view of entrepreneurship and with scientific literature, intertwining both with the purpose of providing valuable information for incubators and accelerators.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial aspirations; Determinants of entrepreneurship; Human capital; New technology-based firms; Global entrepreneurship monitor; Incubation; Start-up survivability. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-04-2022-0208

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