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Access to finance and entrepreneurial intention

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  • Boris Urban
  • Fenosoa Ratsimanetrimanana

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Purpose - Appreciating the need to foster entrepreneurship in Madagascan rural areas and acknowledging that many unanswered questions remain regards testing the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), the study aims to apply and extend the TPB model by investigating the moderating effect of access to finance (A2F) on entrepreneurial intentions (EI). Design - Based on survey data (n = 1,456) collected across several regions in Madagascar, hypotheses are statically tested using regression analyses. Findings - A significant moderating effect is revealed on the TPB-EI relationship in terms of attitude towards behaviour and perceived behavioural control. Moreover, levels of education and gender differences also influence this relationship. Research limitations/implications - Policy directives for the Madagascan Government and other private institutions include fostering support systems for those who intend to enter into entrepreneurship. On a practical level, Malagasy policymakers and decision makers at financial institutions need to pay particular attention to the TPB antecedents. Originality - The paper makes a contribution to the literature by providing empirical evidence on the moderating role of A2F on the TPB-EI link, while also explaining how individual-level variables influence this relationship in an under-researched developing country context – Madagascar.

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  • Boris Urban & Fenosoa Ratsimanetrimanana, 2019. "Access to finance and entrepreneurial intention," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 13(4), pages 455-471, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:jecpps:jec-12-2018-0106
    DOI: 10.1108/JEC-12-2018-0106
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    1. Boris Urban & Brian Ndou, 2019. "Informal Entrepreneurship: A Focus On South African Township Entrepreneurs," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(04), pages 1-19, December.
    2. repec:thr:techub:10025:y:2021:i:1:p:20-36 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. Nguyen Ho Viet Anh & Vu Nguyen Khanh Nguyen & Nguyen Pham Ngoc Hiep & Duong Duy Khanh & Nguyen Thanh Duc & Phan Trung Sang, 2021. "Entrepreneurship Intention Of University Students In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 25(1), pages 20-36, November.
    4. Tendai Douglas Svotwa & Olumide Jaiyeoba & Mornay Roberts-Lombard & Charles Makanyeza, 2022. "Perceived Access to Finance, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Attitude Toward Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Ability, and Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Botswana Youth Perspective," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(2), pages 21582440221, May.
    5. Suheela Shabir & Jabir Ali, 2022. "Determinants of early‐stage entrepreneurship in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Evidence from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Database," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(5), pages 1566-1578, July.

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