The Evolution of New Venture Creation Intention: A Longitudinal Study

Entrepreneurial intentions have been recognised as the most immediate predictor of start-up activity. Consequently, approaches focusing on understanding entrepreneurial intentions and their antecedents have recently become quite popular. However, less attention has been accorded to the intention-beh...

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Published inICSB World Conference Proceedings p. 1
Main Authors Heuer, Annamária, Aouni, Zineb, Pirnay, Fabrice, Surlemont, Bernard
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington International Council for Small Business (ICSB) 01.01.2009
Subjects
Attitudes
Behavior
Cognitive ability
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Evolution
Hypotheses
Longitudinal studies
Motivation
Norms
Organizational behavior
Perceptions
Polls & surveys
Small business
Startups
Statistical analysis
Studies
Theory of planned behavior
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Summary:Entrepreneurial intentions have been recognised as the most immediate predictor of start-up activity. Consequently, approaches focusing on understanding entrepreneurial intentions and their antecedents have recently become quite popular. However, less attention has been accorded to the intention-behaviour relationship. This paper is using a longitudinal design to investigate the evolution from intention to behaviour by focusing on two mediating factors: the temporal stability of intentions and the degree of intention formation. The purpose is to highlight cognitive factors favouring this evolution. The results suggest that two main variables are favouring entrepreneurial intentionbehaviour relationship: the initial level of intentions and opportunity identification. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]