'Why not now?' Triggers and barriers of new venture creation: a meta-analysis and multinational comparison of entrepreneurs' perspectives

Christopher Schlaegel, Robert L. Engle, Nikolay Dimitriadi and Pia Chrisitin Taureck

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 2015, vol. 7, issue 3, 227-250

Abstract: Previous research focused on the determinants of entrepreneurial intent, whereas little is known about the influence of triggers and barriers on the transformation of entrepreneurial intent into behaviour. Using a mixed-method approach, we explore the factors that hinder or foster the translation of intent into action. The results of our meta-analysis show that prior research focused on the direct influence of triggers and barriers on intent. The content analysis of semi-structured interviews of 215 entrepreneurs in Germany, Russia, and the USA shows that founders included both triggers and barriers in their entrepreneurial act of starting a new business.

Keywords: entrepreneurial intent; entrepreneurial behaviour; triggers; barriers; new venture creation; meta-analysis; mixed-method; exploratory interview; categorisation; new ventures; multinational comparison; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial perspectives; entrepreneurs; Germany; Russia; USA; United States. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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