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An exploration of changing student entrepreneurial motivators – a longitudinal analysis
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research ( IF 5.995 ) Pub Date : 2021-12-20 , DOI: 10.1108/ijebr-05-2021-0417
Ricardo Figueiredo Belchior , Roisin Lyons

Purpose Entrepreneurial motivations are considered key determinants of the direction, intensity and duration of entrepreneurial processes and outcomes. To measure attitudes and outcome expectations related to an entrepreneurial career, researchers often use a set of predetermined behavioral beliefs or motivators. However, motivators can be numerous, context-specific and there is a lack of evidence regarding their stability over time. This study addresses this gap, while also providing a rich description of how Portuguese college students perceive entrepreneurship and how these perceptions relate to levels of entrepreneurial intentions (EI).Design/methodology/approach Using qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze data over a 5-year period, this study seeks to confirm existing evidence on entrepreneurship motivators' diversity and heterogeneity and to explore differences in motivators' temporal stability. Using an initial sample of 851 Portuguese college students and 3 different survey waves, this study first aggregates the most frequently cited motivators for EI to compile a series of meaningful motivational factors. Subsequently, it extensively analyzes the robustness of these factors by examining their validity against EI and stability over time.Findings Based on their superior association with EI and greater temporal stability, the findings suggest that entrepreneurship-intrinsic motivational factors are more relevant for college students' EI models. Prominently, being motivated to create one's own new business due to a particular occupational interest is the most consistently stable individual motivation.Practical implications The results may interest those studying entrepreneurial motivations and EI longitudinally and who invest in promoting entrepreneurial behavior of college students.Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to analyze entrepreneurship motivators/reasons' temporal stability, which is relevant for assessing their value for longitudinal entrepreneurship research and education. It is also the most complete assessment of Portuguese college students' perceptions of entrepreneurship.

中文翻译:

探索不断变化的学生创业动机——纵向分析

目的创业动机被认为是决定创业过程和结果的方向、强度和持续时间的关键因素。为了衡量与创业生涯相关的态度和结果预期,研究人员通常使用一组预先确定的行为信念或动机。然而,激励因素可以是众多的,特定于环境的,并且缺乏关于它们随着时间推移的稳定性的证据。本研究解决了这一差距,同时还提供了关于葡萄牙大学生如何看待创业以及这些看法如何与创业意图 (EI) 水平相关的丰富描述。设计/方法/方法 使用定性和定量方法分析超过 5 年的数据年期间,本研究旨在确认有关创业动机的现有证据 多样性和异质性,并探索激励因素时间稳定性的差异。使用 851 名葡萄牙大学生的初始样本和 3 个不同的调查波,本研究首先汇总了最常被引用的 EI 动机,以编制一系列有意义的动机因素。随后,通过检验这些因素对 EI 的有效性和随时间推移的稳定性,广泛分析了这些因素的稳健性。研究结果基于它们与 EI 的优越关联和更高的时间稳定性,研究结果表明,创业内在动机因素与大学生更相关。 EI 模型。突出地,由于特定的职业兴趣而被激励去创建自己的新业务是最稳定的个人动机。实际意义 该结果可能会让那些纵向研究创业动机和 EI 并投资于促进大学生创业行为的人感兴趣。原创性/价值 据作者所知,这是第一项分析创业动机/原因的时间稳定性的研究,这与评估它们对纵向创业研究和教育的价值有关。也是对葡萄牙大学生创业观的最全面评估。这与评估它们对纵向创业研究和教育的价值有关。也是对葡萄牙大学生创业观的最全面评估。这与评估它们对纵向创业研究和教育的价值有关。也是对葡萄牙大学生创业观的最全面评估。
更新日期:2021-12-20
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