Role of intellectual capital in augmenting the start-up intentions of Indians—an analysis using GEM data

Ahmed Musa Khan (), Mohd Yasir Arafat (), Mohd Anas Raushan (), Mohd Saeem Khan (), Amit Kumar Dwivedi (), Mohd Mohsin Khan () and Imran Saleem ()
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Ahmed Musa Khan: Aligarh Muslim University
Mohd Yasir Arafat: Aligarh Muslim University
Mohd Anas Raushan: Arbi-Farsi University
Mohd Saeem Khan: Aligarh Muslim University
Amit Kumar Dwivedi: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
Mohd Mohsin Khan: Aligarh Muslim University
Imran Saleem: Aligarh Muslim University

Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2019, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Purpose Although the intellectual capital (IC) has already received much attention from the researchers in the field of innovation performance, there is still a paucity in the measuring of the role of IC in venture creation. The present study is an attempt to examine the influence of IC on start-ups. Methodology In this study, a large data set of 3360 respondents from India provided by the largest entrepreneurship research project GEM has been used. A logistic regression technique has been applied to measure the influence of IC on the entrepreneurial intentions. Findings It has been found that the components of intellectual capital, i.e., knowledge and skills, entrepreneurial opportunities, and the network, has a positive and significant impact on the entrepreneurial intentions. Contribution To the best of our knowledge, it is among the initial studies, which have examined the relationship between intellectual capital and entrepreneurial intentions. Only a few studies have already been done in developing countries like India by using a large data set.

Date: 2019
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