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Motivations for entrepreneurship: necessity versus opportunity?

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  • Gláucia Maria Vasconcellos Vale
  • Victor Silva Corrêa
  • Renato Francisco dos Reis

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Most research purports to show the prevalence of either need or opportunity as the driving motive for entrepreneurship. Some has suggested that there is no such dichotomy; other motives can interfere, with interaction among them. This paper delves into such matters insofar as it brings to bear a qualitative research associated with a quantitative one, both targeted to identify the motives underlying the genesis of new undertakings. While the first procedure suggests the presence of multiple motives, the second - built from generated references - ratifies the occurrence of such motives. Results suggest that underlying motives bypass the binary conundrum of need versus opportunity and go deeper, in order to include: opportunity, personal attributes, labor markets, job frustration, family pressures, and external influences.

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  • Gláucia Maria Vasconcellos Vale & Victor Silva Corrêa & Renato Francisco dos Reis, 2014. "Motivations for entrepreneurship: necessity versus opportunity?," RAC - Revista de Administração Contemporânea (Journal of Contemporary Administration), ANPAD - Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração, vol. 18(3), pages 311-327.
    • Handle: RePEc:abg:anprac:v:18:y:2014:i:3:1037
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