ENTREPRENEURIAL SELF-EFFICACY, INTENT AND INTENSITY: DOES EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING ENHANCE OR INHIBIT PREDISPOSITION?

Mark T. Schenkel (), Rodney R. D'Souza and Frank C. Braun
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Mark T. Schenkel: Belmont University, College of Business Administration, 1900 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212-3757, USA
Rodney R. D'Souza: Northern Kentucky University, Haile/U.S. Bank College of Business, Department of Management, Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA
Frank C. Braun: Northern Kentucky University, College of Informatics, Department of Business Informatics, Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2014, vol. 19, issue 01, 1-21

Abstract: Whereas prior research has investigated the relationship between the belief in one's abilities (entrepreneurial self-efficacy) and the intent to form a new business as a discrete event, little research has investigated the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and his or her focus and commitment (entrepreneurial intensity). Consequently, potential meaningful theoretical and pedagogical aspects remain less well understood. This study addresses this void explicitly by employing a pre-post design that investigates both the dynamics of the relationships between entrepreneurial self-efficacy, intent and intensity, as well as the moderating influence of different training methodologies. Our results suggest a change in focus from intent to intensity produces important theoretical and practical insights about the dynamics of early stage decision making.

Keywords: Experiential learning; entrepreneurial self-efficacy; entrepreneurial intensity; entrepreneurial intent (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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