Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of family business exposure on individuals' entrepreneurial intentions (EIs). By applying the institutional framework at the micro level, this study proposed the mediation of three types of institutional forces (coercive, normative and mimetic) between the relationship of family business exposure and EIs.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected from 367 university students in Pakistan. The survey design was used for the data collection. The measurement and hypothesized models were tested using the structural equation modeling technique in Mplus 7.0.

Findings

The findings of this study revealed that family business exposure positively influenced the institutional forces (coercive, normative and mimetic) which further developed the individuals' EIs. However, family business exposure did not affect the EIs directly that showed the full mediation of institutional forces between the relationship of family business exposure and EIs.

Originality/value

This is the first study in its nature which applied institutional theory from the macro level to the micro level within the context of family business. The results revealed the institutional forces as the underpinning mechanism which explains the relationship between family business exposure and EIs.

中文翻译：

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家族企业风险对个人创业意愿的影响：制度理论视角

目的

本研究的目的是检验家族企业风险对个人创业意向 (EI) 的影响。本研究运用微观层面的制度框架，提出了三种制度力量（强制、规范和模仿）在家族企业风险暴露与EI的关系之间的中介作用。

设计/方法/方法

数据来自巴基斯坦的 367 名大学生。调查设计用于数据收集。使用 Mplus 7.0 中的结构方程建模技术对测量和假设模型进行了测试。

发现

本研究的结果表明，家族企业风险对进一步发展个人情商的制度力量（强制、规范和模仿）产生了积极影响。然而，家族企业风险敞口并没有直接影响EIs，这表明家族企业风险敞口与EIs之间存在制度力量的充分中介作用。

原创性/价值

这是第一次在家族企业背景下将制度理论从宏观层面应用到微观层面的研究。结果表明，制度力量是解释家族企业风险暴露与EI之间关系的基础机制。