Effets des variables démographiques et contextuelles sur les intentions entrepreneuriales des étudiant·e·s et chômeur·euse·s au Togo

Decent work and entrepreneurial intentions in West Africa and Switzerland

“…Indeed, the study by Tornikoski et al (2012) on the impact of age on entrepreneurial intentions in Finland showed that the impact of age decreases year by year until the individual is in his or her 40s and beyond the age of 45 the effect of age on intention is no longer significant. Atitsogbe et al (2021b) showed that younger individuals showed higher entrepreneurial intentions. Yet, the impact of age was canceled out as students moved into unemployment such that jobseekers then showed higher levels of entrepreneurial intentions than students.…”

“…The French-validated version of the Work Need Satisfaction Scale (Atitsogbe et al, 2023;Autin et al, 2019) that includes 20 items was used to assess three types of needs, survival needs (four items; e.g., "My work allows me to have the means to feed myself and my family"), social connection needs (four items; e.g., My work allows me to contribute more to the common good"), and self-determination needs (12 items; e.g., "My work allows me to feel that I am good at my job). The response format is a seven-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).…”

“…This finding may be explained by professional status. Atitsogbe et al (2021b) showed that entrepreneurial intentions were higher in job seekers than in students. As such, we may expect to observe that the lack of work need's satisfaction drives entrepreneurial intentions in those who are seeking a job, or who are unsatisfactorily employed.…”