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The Entrepreneurial Intention-Action Relationships among Young Entrepreneurs: A Taxonomy-Based Perspective

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  • Alshibani Safiya Mukhtar

    (112893 Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • Bukhari Atiya

    (112893 Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • Ramadani Veland

    (112729 South-East European University , Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia)

  • Hughes Mathew (Mat)

    (School of Business, 4488 University of Leicester , Leicester, UK)

Abstract

Although entrepreneurial intentions have been widely studied, however, the relationship between intention and action is an understudied area, especially in the Middle East/North African (MENA) region. This paper investigates the antecedents of the intention-action relationships based on the doer, procrastinator, dreamer, and abstainer taxonomy of student entrepreneurs. In this paper, a sample (N = 12,947) from seven countries from the MENA region, and a multinomial logistic regression modelling. Findings show that university contextual factors play a significant role in the likelihood of students actively starting their own business, or just procrastinating and dreaming about it. More specifically, entrepreneurial-oriented learning programs reduce the probability of students completely abstaining from choosing entrepreneurship as a career. Past research primarily has utilized a singular intention framework (an “all-or-nothing” decision), without reflecting the stepwise commitment of the entrepreneurial process.

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  • Alshibani Safiya Mukhtar & Bukhari Atiya & Ramadani Veland & Hughes Mathew (Mat), 2025. "The Entrepreneurial Intention-Action Relationships among Young Entrepreneurs: A Taxonomy-Based Perspective," Entrepreneurship Research Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 15(1), pages 155-180.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:erjour:v:15:y:2025:i:1:p:155-180:n:1007
    DOI: 10.1515/erj-2023-0327
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