Can Computer Self-Efficacy Predict Entrepreneurial Intention?

Ioannis Sitaridis and Fotis C. Kitsios ()
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Ioannis Sitaridis: University of Macedonia
Fotis C. Kitsios: University of Macedonia

A chapter in Operational Research in the Era of Digital Transformation and Business Analytics, 2023, pp 263-271 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The rapid developments of Information Technology (IT) have undoubtedly made a significant contribution to many entrepreneurial success stories in the last decades. Practically, this was accomplished not only through the digitization of products but by transforming the whole entrepreneurial process as well. The ability to accept and use computers and IT has become essential skill to the entrepreneur. Computer Self-Efficacy (CSE) is an IT specific construct describing the general ability to use computers and software which can be used as a measure of one’s fluency in IT usage. The relation of CSE to entrepreneurial intention, a valid precursor of entrepreneurial behavior, consists an interesting topic which recently came into focus of technology entrepreneurship research. In this empirical research the efficacy of autonomous use of computer software as an influential predictor of the entrepreneurial intentions is examined using a sample of secondary education students. Autonomous use of computer software can be associated with increased learning motivation, risk tolerance and openness to new experiences, which are essential for entrepreneurship. The findings have useful implications both for educators and software designers.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial intentions; Computer self-efficacy; Information technology; Technology entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24294-6_28

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