In this study, we present a new approach to understanding the persistence of nascent entrepreneurs, by examining the role played by context and cognition through the mediation of a self-regulatory mechanism. Drawing on a sample of 316 nascent entrepreneurs from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED II), we first consider whether entrepreneurial self-efficacy and goal commitment predict persistence in nascent entrepreneurs. We then evaluate the role of perceived institutional support, both formal and informal. Finally, we examine the relationships between cognitive and contextual variables and their impact on entrepreneurial persistence. Our results show that goal commitment has a direct effect on entrepreneurial persistence, while self-efficacy acts indirectly through goal commitment, from which we infer the existence of a self-regulatory mechanism impacting on persistence in nascent entrepreneurs. Among the contextual factors, only informal institutional support presents a direct relationship to persistence, while perceived formal support exerts an indirect influence through cognitive self-regulation. From a practical standpoint, our findings may be useful for institutions that design policies and programmes to foster sustained economic growth through the promotion of entrepreneurship.

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认知和情境因素之间的关系：新生企业家持续存在的自我调节机制

在这项研究中，我们提出了一种新的方法来理解新生企业家的持久性，通过自我调节机制的中介来检查情境和认知所起的作用。从创业动力小组研究 (PSED II) 中的 316 名新生企业家样本中，我们首先考虑创业自我效能和目标承诺是否能预测新生企业家的持久性。然后，我们评估感知到的机构支持的作用，包括正式和非正式的。最后，我们研究了认知变量和情境变量之间的关系以及它们对创业持久性的影响。我们的研究结果表明，目标承诺对创业持久性有直接影响，而自我效能感通过目标承诺间接发挥作用，我们从中推断出存在一种影响新生企业家持久性的自我监管机制。在情境因素中，只有非正式的制度支持与持久性有直接关系，而感知的正式支持通过认知自我调节产生间接影响。从实际的角度来看，我们的研究结果可能对设计政策和计划以通过促进创业来促进持续经济增长的机构有用。