From entrepreneurial alertness to entrepreneurial behavior: The role of trait competitiveness and proactive personality

Neneh, Brownhilder Ngek

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.10.020

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“…Furthermore, existing studies discussed that entrepreneurial behavior is associated with the decision to implement ideas into reality rather than mere intentions (Kautonen et al, 2013;Shirokova et al, 2016). Lastly, previous investigations also confirmed the role of a proactive personality to strengthen the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial behavior (Shinnar et al, 2018;Neneh, 2019a), because proactive personality individuals would be beneficial for shaping entrepreneurial ideas into reality and be beneficial to starting a new business.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Based on the theory of planned behavior and its extension of reasoned action theory, Ajzen (1991) defined entrepreneurial intention as individuals' willingness to involve in entrepreneurial behavior or his/her commitment toward starting a new venture (Kautonen et al, 2015). This theory explained that there is a positive effect of entrepreneurial intention on entrepreneurial behavior, and further, it has been confirmed by researchers (Shinnar et al, 2018;Neneh, 2019a). Prior investigations acknowledged the importance of entrepreneurial intention models to understand the entrepreneurial phenomenon and proved it to be an effective indicator of measuring entrepreneurial behavior (Fayolle and Gailly, 2015;Shirokova et al, 2016).…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Intention and Entrepreneurial Behaviormentioning

confidence: 89%

“…Prior studies found that entrepreneurial alertness has a positive relationship with entrepreneurial intention (Tang et al, 2012;Hu et al, 2018;Neneh, 2019a). Entrepreneurial alertness has received important attention in the field of entrepreneurship, and it identifies the appropriate career and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities (Tang, 2008;Short et al, 2010).…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Alertness and Entrepreneurial Intentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Discriminant validity was also measured using both criteria of the Fornell Larcker and Hetero-trait and Mono-trait ratio (HTMT). Both criteria are widely accepted and have been used by previous scholars (Henseler et al, 2016;Neneh, 2019a). According to Fornell and Larcker (1981), the criteria square root of the AVE is called discriminant validity and the values of correlations were below the output of discriminate validity.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As suggested by several authors, intentions are the best predictor for measuring entrepreneurial behavior (Fitzsimmons and Douglas, 2011;Ajzen and Sheikh, 2013). Prior researchers found that individuals with a high level of entrepreneurial intentions have a positive and significant influence on entrepreneurial behavior (Kautonen et al, 2015;Neneh, 2019a). Over the past three decades, numerous studies investigated the influence of entrepreneurial passion on predicting entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial orientation (Cardon and Kirk, 2015;Campos, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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This study investigated the role of entrepreneurial passion in recognition of opportunity, developing entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intention, in the shaping of entrepreneurial actions in the presence of proactive personality. This study applied partial least squares structural equation modeling to test the hypotheses on a sample of 346 university students from Jiangsu province, China. The output of the study showed that entrepreneurial passion positively and significantly influenced entrepreneurial alertness, entrepreneurial self-efficacy to entrepreneurial intention, and entrepreneurial behavior. The findings also showed that a proactive personality positively and significantly moderated the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial behavior.

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Enhancing the performance of micro‐enterprises through market orientation: Evidence from Harare, Zimbabwe

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Makanyeza²

2021

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In most developing economies, micro‐enterprises provide an important source of jobs and make a major contribution to economic growth. However, many of these businesses struggle and often fail within a short space of time. This study was conducted to understand the extent to which micro‐enterprises have implemented market orientation, the effect of market orientation and its associated dimensions on performance, and the influence of a manager's individual characteristics on the relationship between market orientation and performance. Data were collected from a cross‐section of 342 managers of micro‐enterprises, which were randomly selected from local industries in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The results show that competitor orientation, inter‐functional coordination, and market orientation each had a significant positive effect on performance. However, it was also found that managers' characteristics—gender, age, and education—did not moderate the effect of market orientation on performance. The results indicate that micro‐enterprises should embrace market orientation to improve their performance.

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Conversion and contagion in entrepreneurship: A cross‐country analysis

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2021

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Consistent with the theories of planned behavior and social contagion, this study is based on the notion that entrepreneurial intentions affect entrepreneurial behavior ("conversion channel"), which in turn affects others' intentions ("contagion channel"). GMM estimation results of a simultaneous equation model suggest that entrepreneurial intentions and new business ownership are reciprocally related. The conversion channel appears to be the stronger force in the relationship. Additional moderator analyses suggest that environmental munificence, as expressed by regulatory quality, advanced stage of the economy, and economic growth strengthen, whereas the GDP level weakens the relationship. Furthermore, entrepreneurial perceptions, exits, and knowing other entrepreneurs promote the conversion channel but mitigate the contagion channel. These findings yield implications relevant for research and policy makers.

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From entrepreneurial alertness to entrepreneurial behavior: The role of trait competitiveness and proactive personality

Cited by 184 publications

References 24 publications

Entrepreneurial Passion to Entrepreneurial Behavior: Role of Entrepreneurial Alertness, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Proactive Personality

Entrepreneurial Passion to Entrepreneurial Behavior: Role of Entrepreneurial Alertness, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Proactive Personality

Enhancing the performance of micro‐enterprises through market orientation: Evidence from Harare, Zimbabwe

Conversion and contagion in entrepreneurship: A cross‐country analysis

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