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Corruption Perceptions And Entrepreneurial Intentions In A Transitional Context–The Case Of Rural Bulgaria

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  • DIANA TRAIKOVA

    (External Environment for Agriculture and Policy Analysis, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle (Saale), Germany2Theodor-Lieser Str. 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany)

  • TATIANA S. MANOLOVA

    (Management, Bentley University, Waltham, MA, USA)

  • JUDITH MÖLLERS

    (External Environment for Agriculture and Policy Analysis, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle (Saale), Germany)

  • GERTRUD BUCHENRIEDER

    (Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Halle (Saale), Germany5TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich (TUM), Freising, Germany)

Abstract

In this study, we augment Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) with an institutional embeddedness logic to develop and test a mediated model of the effects of perceived corruption on attitudes, social norms and perceived behavioral control, which in turn determine entrepreneurial intentions. We test our three hypotheses on a sample of 231 aspiring entrepreneurs seeking to start a non-farm business in three rural regions of Bulgaria. In our exploratory case study, we find that corruption perceptions are partially mediated by entrepreneurial attitudes and perceived control, but not by social norms. Corruption perceptions are positively associated with entrepreneurial intentions, indicative of the deeply rooted social acceptance of corruption in many transition economies. Theoretical, practitioner and public policy implications are discussed.

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  • Diana Traikova & Tatiana S. Manolova & Judith Möllers & Gertrud Buchenrieder, 2017. "Corruption Perceptions And Entrepreneurial Intentions In A Transitional Context–The Case Of Rural Bulgaria," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(03), pages 1-21, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:22:y:2017:i:03:n:s1084946717500182
    DOI: 10.1142/S1084946717500182
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