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Relation between Entrepreneurial Curiosity and Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy: a Multi-Country Empirical Validation

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  • Jeraj Mitja

    (Tržaška 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia)

  • Marič Miha

    (University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Science, Kidričeva 55a, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia)

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The main purpose of this paper is to present empirical analysis of the relation between entrepreneurial curiosity and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. A detailed literature review in a broad field of entrepreneurship, narrow field of entrepreneurship psychology, and organizational sciences revealed, at one hand different connections between determinants influencing entrepreneurs, and latest scientific research trends on the other hand. Although the significance of curiosity in motivating and learning has received expressive scholarly support, like also entrepreneurial self-efficacy as one of the most studied personal attributes among entrepreneurs, no study to our knowledge existed in relation to entrepreneurial curiosity connected with entrepreneurial self-efficacy. An online multi-country survey was conducted in Slovenia and USA among entrepreneurs and results of structural equation modelling showed that entrepreneurial curiosity and entrepreneurial self-efficacy are related. Entrepreneurial curiosity has a positive impact on entrepreneurial self-efficacy of running entrepreneurial tasks. The findings of this research have both theoretical and practical implications.

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  • Jeraj Mitja & Marič Miha, 2013. "Relation between Entrepreneurial Curiosity and Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy: a Multi-Country Empirical Validation," Organizacija, Sciendo, vol. 46(6), pages 264-273, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:organi:v:46:y:2013:i:6:p:264-273:n:5
    DOI: 10.2478/orga-2013-0027
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