Interaction between feasibility and desirability in the formation of entrepreneurial intentions

Validating a theory of planned behavior questionnaire to measure entrepreneurial intentions

“…It has been argued that subjective norms may partly explain attitude and self-efficacy (Liñán & Chen, 2009;Liñán, et al, 2011). Likewise, the possibility that some interaction effects may be present between some of the motivational antecedents of intention (Fitzsimmons & Douglas, 2011) deserves further investigation. In this sense, the use of SEM analysis on different samples to compare both structural models (basic TPB model and modified model) should be needed.…”

Parents’ performance in entrepreneurship as a “double-edged sword” for the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship

“…Such intentions primarily stem from perceptions of the desirability and feasibility of entrepreneurship as a Bcredible^career choice (Krueger 1993;Fitzsimmons and Douglas 2011;Minola, Criaco and Obschonka 2016). Perceived desirability and feasibility are regarded as necessary and sufficient conditions for intentions (Shapero and Sokol 1982).…”

“…In addition, the potential three-way interaction among perceptions of desirability, feasibility, and perceived PPE could be assessed. Drawing on expectancy theory and regulatory focus theory, Fitzsimmons and Douglas (2011) have found perceptions of desirability and feasibility to interact; it may thus be valuable, although conceptually challenging, to combine social comparison theory, expectancy theory, and regulatory focus theory to further investigate a three-way interaction. Finally, a promising future line of research is to extend our study by including the role of different personality dimensions.…”

Endings and Visions of New Beginnings: The Effects of Source of Unemployment and Duration of Unemployment on Entrepreneurial Intent

“…These risk assessment, desirability, and feasibility cognitions are important because they affect the person's openness to pursuing entrepreneurship as a career option. In the present study, we investigate two specific dimensions -the source of unemployment (involuntary layoff vs. voluntary departure from a job) and duration of unemployment -as potential drivers of individuals' intentions to start a business (Bird 1988;Fitzsimmons and Douglas 2011;Krueger, Reilly, and Carsrud 2000). Further, we consider the role of stable dispositional variables (fear of failure and general risk propensity) in moderating the relationship between source of unemployment and entrepreneurial intent, and also the relationship between duration of unemployment and entrepreneurial intent.…”

“…Such data are different from the secondary data sets and student samples common in entrepreneurial intention studies (cf. Krueger, Reilly, and Carsrud 2000;Fitzsimmons and Douglas 2011;Souitaris, Zerbinati, and Al-Laham 2007). By surveying actual unemployed persons at the micro level of analysis, our data provide a new window into the nuances of unemployment and how those nuances influence the formation of entrepreneurial intentions.…”