Key Determinants of Women’s Entrepreneurial Intention and Behavior: The Role of Business Opportunity Recognition and Need for Achievement

Houda Bouarir, Asmae Diani, Omar Boubker () and Jaouad Rharzouz
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Houda Bouarir: Faculty of Law Economic and Social Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco
Asmae Diani: Faculty of Law Economic and Social Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco
Omar Boubker: Laayoune Higher School of Technology, Ibn Zohr University, Laayoune 70000, Morocco
Jaouad Rharzouz: Faculty Polydisciplinary, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Larache 92004, Morocco

Administrative Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-19

Abstract: The focus of this study is to investigate the major factors influencing entrepreneurial intent and behavior, by addressing the role of entrepreneurial education, business opportunity recognition, and the need for achievement. The research data were collected online using a self-administered questionnaire among 148 Moroccan women having completed an entrepreneurship training program. The data analysis using a PLS-SEM provided evidence of the positive impact of entrepreneurial education on entrepreneurial self-efficacy and PBC. Likewise, the findings supported the direct impact of subjective norms and entrepreneurial self-efficacy on entrepreneurial attitude. Furthermore, entrepreneurial attitude, business opportunity recognition, and the need for achievement were identified as predictors of entrepreneurial intent, leading to enhanced entrepreneurial behavior. These results highlight a number of useful practical recommendations for public policy-makers on how to stimulate and encourage entrepreneurship initiatives among women.

Keywords: Morocco; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial education; self-efficacy; opportunity recognition; need for achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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