Entrepreneurial Potential, Realism and Optimism as Predictor Variables of Entrepreneurial Intention: Differences Between Spain and Portugal

José Carlos Sánchez-García (), Brizeida Hernández Sánchez (), Jenny Flórez (), Helena I.B. Saraiva () and Vitor M.S. Gabriel ()
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José Carlos Sánchez-García: Universidad de Salamanca
Brizeida Hernández Sánchez: Universidad de Salamanca
Jenny Flórez: Universidad de Salamanca
Helena I.B. Saraiva: Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, ESTG
Vitor M.S. Gabriel: Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, ESTG

Journal of Business, Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Perú), 2017, vol. 9, issue 1, 67-82

Abstract: In the psychological literature, intentions appear to be a good predictor of future planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991). This factor is directly associated with people's ability to create a business and self-employment as a strategy of progress and independence. The present study is an attempt to analyze whether there are differences between university students in Spain and Portugal regarding entrepreneurial intention and potential using the PROE instrument (Pessimism, Realism, Optimism and Entrepreneurship). The sample comprises 110 university students with a mean age of 21 years, 68.8% of whom were women and 29.5% were men. All factors evaluated have good internal consistency, and it was concluded that there are significant differences between Spanish and Portuguese students in their entrepreneurial potential, realism and optimism, with the establishment of social networks and economic motivation being the differential factors in the two populations.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial potential; realism; optimism; entrepreneurial intention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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