Title: Entrepreneurial networks and their impact on entrepreneurship intentions: perceived desirability and the perceived feasibility as mediators

Authors: Mohammad Ahmad Sumadi; Baker Ahmad Alserhan; Aiya Hadman; Marcos Komodromos

Addresses: Business Administration Department, King Talal School of Business Technology (KTSBT), Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), 11941 Amman, Jordan ' School of Business,Princess Sumaya University, P.O. Box 1438, Aljubaiha, Amman, Jordan ' Business Administration Department, King Talal School of Business Technology (KTSBT), Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), 11941 Amman, Jordan ' Department of Communications, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, 46 Makedonitissas Avenue, P.O. Box 24005, 1700, Nicosia, Cyprus

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.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intention; social network; entrepreneurial network; behaviours of innovativeness; perceived desirability; perceived feasibility; Jordan.

DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2023.138941

Journal for Global Business Advancement, 2023 Vol.16 No.3, pp.317 - 342

Received: 30 Dec 2023
Accepted: 16 Jan 2024
Published online: 04 Jun 2024 *

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