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Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Intent And Intensity: Does Experiential Training Enhance Or Inhibit Predisposition?

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  • MARK T. SCHENKEL

    (Belmont University, College of Business Administration, 1900 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212-3757, USA)

  • RODNEY R. D'SOUZA

    (Northern Kentucky University, Haile/U.S. Bank College of Business, Department of Management, Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA)

  • FRANK C. BRAUN

    (Northern Kentucky University, College of Informatics, Department of Business Informatics, Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA)

Abstract

Whereas prior research has investigated the relationship between the belief in one's abilities (entrepreneurial self-efficacy) and the intent to form a new business as a discrete event, little research has investigated the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and his or her focus and commitment (entrepreneurial intensity). Consequently, potential meaningful theoretical and pedagogical aspects remain less well understood. This study addresses this void explicitly by employing a pre-post design that investigates both the dynamics of the relationships between entrepreneurial self-efficacy, intent and intensity, as well as the moderating influence of different training methodologies. Our results suggest a change in focus from intent to intensity produces important theoretical and practical insights about the dynamics of early stage decision making.

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  • Mark T. Schenkel & Rodney R. D'Souza & Frank C. Braun, 2014. "Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Intent And Intensity: Does Experiential Training Enhance Or Inhibit Predisposition?," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 19(01), pages 1-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:19:y:2014:i:01:n:s1084946714500058
    DOI: 10.1142/S1084946714500058
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    1. Michael A. Abebe & Jennifer L. Welbourne, 2015. "Blessing In Disguise? Coping Strategies And Entrepreneurial Intentions Following Involuntary Job Loss," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(04), pages 1-22, December.

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