Are Entrepreneurial Intentions Self-Regulated? Self-Consciousness, Core Self-Evaluations and Entrepreneurial Intentions of Higher Education Students.
The main aim of this study is to demonstrate that private self-consciousness (SC) and core self-evaluations (CSEs) influence their formation, via the perceived feasibility and desirability of entrepreneurship or in interaction with it. Two hundred and sixteen students, from a university, an engineering college and a management school, participated in a survey questionnaire which measured these variables as well as controlled factors (e.g. entrepreneurship education, presence of entrepreneurs in their close social network). The results confirm that CSEs have a positive effect on feasibility and desirability (p < .001) which mediate their effect on intention (p < .007). They also show that private SC has a positive direct effect on intention (p < .001). Additionally, the positive interaction effects of desirability and feasibility and public SC and feasibility on intention are highlighted (p < .05). Unexpectedly, none of the hypothesized moderation effects of private SC were corroborated. The convergence of these results with prior research, the limitations of the study and practical implications are discussed.
Université de Montpellier 3(France).
Laurent
L
Auzoult
Université de Franche Comté(France).
Florent
F
Lheureux
Université de Lorraine(France).
Sid
S
Abdellaoui
D000328:Adult; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D000068356:Self-Control; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
core self-evaluations; entrepreneurial intentions; perceived desirability; perceived feasibility; self-consciousness