A Cross-Cultural Approach to Understanding Entrepreneurial Intention
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| Title: | A Cross-Cultural Approach to Understanding Entrepreneurial Intention |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Moriano, Juan A., Gorgievski, Marjan, Laguna, Mariola, Stephan, Ute, Zarafshani, Kiumars |
| Source: | Journal of Career Development. Apr 2012 39(2):162-185. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Self Efficacy, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Role, Career Choice, Intention, Cultural Influences, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Cross Cultural Studies, Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, College Students, Student Attitudes, Statistical Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Germany, India, Iran, Netherlands, Poland, Spain |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0894845310384481 |
| ISSN: | 0894-8453 |
| Abstract: | The current research aims to shed light on the role of culture in the formation of career intentions. It draws on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB; Ajzen), which has been widely employed to predict intentions, including entrepreneurial career intentions, but past research has almost exclusively been conducted in "Western" countries. The current research specifically explores the extent to which both the strength of relationships of TPB predictors with entrepreneurial career intentions and the TPB predictors themselves are invariant across cultures. The study compares six very different countries (Germany, India, Iran, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands), drawing on an overall sample of 1,074 students and their assessments of entrepreneurial career intentions. Results support culture universal effects of attitudes and perceived behavioral control (self-efficacy) on entrepreneurial career intentions but cultural variation in the effects of subjective norm. (Contains 4 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 61 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ956946 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | The current research aims to shed light on the role of culture in the formation of career intentions. It draws on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB; Ajzen), which has been widely employed to predict intentions, including entrepreneurial career intentions, but past research has almost exclusively been conducted in "Western" countries. The current research specifically explores the extent to which both the strength of relationships of TPB predictors with entrepreneurial career intentions and the TPB predictors themselves are invariant across cultures. The study compares six very different countries (Germany, India, Iran, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands), drawing on an overall sample of 1,074 students and their assessments of entrepreneurial career intentions. Results support culture universal effects of attitudes and perceived behavioral control (self-efficacy) on entrepreneurial career intentions but cultural variation in the effects of subjective norm. (Contains 4 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0894-8453 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0894845310384481 |
