Entrepreneurial Social Identities and Nascent Entrepreneurial Behaviour : Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy

• Autorzy: Majid Murad , Sheikh Farhan Ashraf , Nausheen Syed , Muhammad Munir , Rehan Sohail Butt
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Objective: The objective of this article is to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial social identities (Darwinian, missionary, and communitarian) on nascent entrepreneurial behaviour with the mediating effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy.
Research Design & Methods: The study is based on a research sample of 455 students from public sector universities of Punjab, Pakistan. The survey questionnaire was developed along with PLS-SEM partial least squares structural equation modelling technique to examine the research model and hypotheses.
Findings: The findings indicate that (Darwinian, missionary, and communitarian) social identities are positively and significantly related to nascent entrepreneurial behaviour. The results also show that entrepreneurial self-efficacy is a key mediator that affects the relationship between social identities and nascent entrepreneurial behaviour.
Implications & Recommendations: The findings have important practical and academic implications for both universities and policymakers to foster student's entrepreneurial social identities and develop an entrepreneurial nascent behaviour to become an entrepreneur.
Contribution & Value Added: This study is the first attempt that contributes to the field of social psychology and entrepreneurship by taking the entrepreneurial self-efficacy as a mediator and investigates the influence of entrepreneurial social identities (Darwinian, missionary, communitarian) on nascent entrepreneurial behaviour among students in Pakistan. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Enterprises; Society

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Przedsiębiorstwo; Społeczeństwo

• Czasopismo: Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 10
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 129--143

Twórcy

autor

Majid Murad

• Jiangsu University, China

autor

Sheikh Farhan Ashraf

• Jiangsu University, China

autor

Nausheen Syed

• Government College Women University, Pakistan

autor

Muhammad Munir

• University of Narowal

autor

Rehan Sohail Butt

• Jiangsu University (China)

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DOI

10.15678/EBER.2022.100109