Structure and Agency in Entrepreneurial Intention in the Midst of Crisis: A Profiling of Aspiring and New Greek Entrepreneurs in the Agri-food Sector

Anisa Bello (), Rodica Arpasanu, Philippos Papadopoulos (), Maria Emmanouilidou () and Efstratios Kontopoulos ()
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Anisa Bello: Perrotis College – American Farm School –Thessaloniki, Greece
Rodica Arpasanu: University of Lund, Sweden
Philippos Papadopoulos: Perrotis College – American Farm School –Thessaloniki, Greece
Maria Emmanouilidou: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Efstratios Kontopoulos: International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Chapter 2013-10 in The European Entrepreneurship: How Entrepreneurs (Should) Act in Global Business Environment. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference, 9 – 11 September 2013, Albena, Bulgaria, 2014, pp 199-214 from Bulgarian Association for Management Development and Entrepreneurship

Abstract: This paper investigates the usefulness of Margaret Archer’ model in explaining entrepreneurial intention in the Greek agro-food sector. The empirical study was prompted by the salience of both entrepreneurship and the specific sector in current public discourse. The findings of the study suggest that the typology can be used to gain insights into significant aspects of the topic and highlights the need to avoid linear causal schemata and adopt a more holistic approach in researching entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, the limitations of a quantitative methodology were revealed, and the consequent need to rely on in-depth qualitative interviews in order to gain a “think picture” of entrepreneurial conduct.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Structure and Agency; Reflexivity; Motivation; Agro-food sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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