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Structure and Agency in Entrepreneurial Intention in the Midst of Crisis: A Profiling of Aspiring and New Greek Entrepreneurs in the Agri-food Sector

In: The European Entrepreneurship: How Entrepreneurs (Should) Act in Global Business Environment. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference, 9 – 11 September 2013, Albena, Bulgaria

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  • Anisa Bello

    (Perrotis College – American Farm School –Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Rodica Arpasanu

    (University of Lund, Sweden)

  • Philippos Papadopoulos

    (Perrotis College – American Farm School –Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Maria Emmanouilidou

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Efstratios Kontopoulos

    (International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece)

Abstract

This paper investigates the usefulness of Margaret Archer’ model in explaining entrepreneurial intention in the Greek agro-food sector. The empirical study was prompted by the salience of both entrepreneurship and the specific sector in current public discourse. The findings of the study suggest that the typology can be used to gain insights into significant aspects of the topic and highlights the need to avoid linear causal schemata and adopt a more holistic approach in researching entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, the limitations of a quantitative methodology were revealed, and the consequent need to rely on in-depth qualitative interviews in order to gain a “think picture” of entrepreneurial conduct.

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  • Anisa Bello & Rodica Arpasanu & Philippos Papadopoulos & Maria Emmanouilidou & Efstratios Kontopoulos, 2014. "Structure and Agency in Entrepreneurial Intention in the Midst of Crisis: A Profiling of Aspiring and New Greek Entrepreneurs in the Agri-food Sector," Conference Proceedings Chapters, in: Kiril Todorov & Helmut Kohlert (ed.), The European Entrepreneurship: How Entrepreneurs (Should) Act in Global Business Environment. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference, 9 – 1, edition 1, chapter 127, pages 199-214, Bulgarian Association for Management Development and Entrepreneurship.
    • Handle: RePEc:mdv:cpchap:y:2013:10
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