Publication: A missing link: the behavioral mediators between resources and entrepreneurial intentions
Authors
Aragón-Sánchez, Antonio ; Baixauli-Soler, Samuel ; Carrasco-Hernández, Antonio Jose
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Facultades, Departamentos, Servicios y Escuelas::Departamentos de la UMU::Organización de Empresas y Finanzas
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10.1108/IJEBR-06-2016-0172
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©2017 This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This document is the Published, version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in [International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research]. To access the final edited and published work see[10.1108/IJEBR-06-2016-0172]
Abstract
Purpose – Based on the theory of planned behaviour and the resource-based perspective, the purpose of this
paper is to provide a well-supported explanation of how access to resources, defined as those controlled by the
family context and not necessarily controlled by the student, changes attitudes, subjective norms and
perceived control and, consequently, the entrepreneurial intentions of secondary students.
Design/methodology/approach – In contrast to traditional research methodologies, this study used a
different approach based on primary survey data collected from secondary students to study future
entrepreneurial intentions. Structural equation models were used in the empirical analysis.
Findings – Secondary students with more access to resources – financial and human capital – have stronger
entrepreneurial intentions because they have more favourable attitudes and subjective norms, and greater
perceived behavioural control. This study finds that cultural capital has no significant impact on
entrepreneurial intention.
Practical implications – Key policy actions should increase access to resources for young people.
Originality/value – This study shows that the effect of access to resources on entrepreneurial intention is
mediated by attitudes, social norms and perceived behavioural control. The results suggest that the
relationship between access to resources and entrepreneurial intentions is more complex and nuanced than
previously thought.
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International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
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