Entrepreneurial networks and their impact on entrepreneurship intentions: perceived desirability and the perceived feasibility as mediators
by Mohammad Ahmad Sumadi; Baker Ahmad Alserhan; Aiya Hadman; Marcos Komodromos
J. for Global Business Advancement (JGBA), Vol. 16, No. 3, 2023

Abstract: Stimulating potential entrepreneurs is a global challenge due to their pivotal role in enhancing economic growth and development. This has created a need to understand the factors affecting individuals' entrepreneurial intentions as mediated by perceived feasibility and perceived desirability leading to the identification of potential opportunities and, subsequently, to the behaviours of innovativeness, proactiveness, risk-taking, and autonomy associated with starting a business. While a massive body of literature has focused on the impact of entrepreneurial networks and entrepreneurial intentions of students and undergraduates, this study targets those who have already graduated, dropouts, and those who never attended college. A survey-based quantitative methodology is adopted and by using structural equation modelling, the finding shows that perceived desirability has a statistically significantly positive impact mediating the entrepreneurial networks and entrepreneurial intentions. Perceived feasibility had a moderating effect mediating the two variables.

Online publication date: Tue, 04-Jun-2024

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