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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
Entrepreneurial intent: A twelve-country evaluation of Ajzen's model of planned behavior
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, Volume 16, No. 1, Year 2010
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test the ability of Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior to predict entrepreneurial intent in 12 countries representing all ten of the global regional clusters as identified in the GLOBE project. Design/methodology/approach: Ajzen's model was operationalized to address entrepreneurial intent and a questionnaire was developed consisting of previously used scales, as well as a new measure of entrepreneurial autonomy. A total of 1,748 usable questionnaires were collected from university business students in 12 countries. Findings: The results suggest that Ajzen's model of planned behavior, as operationalized in this study, does successfully predict entrepreneurial intent in each of the study countries, although as foreseen by Ajzen, the significant contributing model elements differ by country as does the percent of the variance explained by the model, although one model element, social norms, was a significant predictor of entrepreneurial intent in each country. Originality/value: This is the first paper to provide insight to the role of cognition in the entrepreneurial process by examining a model of planned behavior in countries representing all global regional culture clusters. The paper also provides guidance for future entrepreneurial research and individual development of entrepreneurs. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Engle, Robert L.
United States, Hamden
Quinnipiac University
Dimitriadi, Nikolay A.
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-don
Rostov State Economic University
Gavidia, José V.
United States, Charleston
College of Charleston
Schlaegel, Christopher
Germany, Magdeburg
Otto-von-guericke-universität Magdeburg
Delanoë-Gueguen, Servane
France, Rennes
Rennes School of Business
Alvarado, Irene
Costa Rica, San Jose
Earth University
He, Xiaohong
United States, Hamden
Quinnipiac University
Buame, Samuel C.K.
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Wolff, Birgitta
Germany, Magdeburg
Otto-von-guericke-universität Magdeburg
Statistics
Citations: 605
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1108/13552551011020063
ISSN:
13552554