Entrepreneurial expectations towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence in Brazil
Objective: To investigate entrepreneurial expectations towards the COVID-19 pandemic through empirical evidence of business practices in Brazil during the beginning of the social distancing period. Also, we sought to test cognitive adaptability and human values as predictors of the decision-making...
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| author | Gustavo Henrique Silva de Souza Nilton Cesar Lima Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho Ana Cláudia Gonçalves de Sá Jardim |
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Objective: To investigate entrepreneurial expectations towards the COVID-19 pandemic through empirical evidence of business practices in Brazil during the beginning of the social distancing period. Also, we sought to test cognitive adaptability and human values as predictors of the decision-making process and to test whether infection with COVID-19 or proximity to the disease related to these constructs. Method: A cross-sectional study was developed with a non-probabilistic sample of 313 Brazilian entrepreneurs, in which four instruments were applied. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were carried out (e. g., exploratory factor analysis and multiple linear regressions). Originality/Relevance: The study contributes to understanding the business decision-making processes through constructs associated with human values and cognitive adaptability. Results: Human and social conditions of survival and the commitment to personal and business financial obligations guide entrepreneurial behaviour. In cases where there was contagion or proximity to the disease, entrepreneurs started to show thoughtful decisions, affective support for employees, flexibility in organizational control, and more empathic values. Theoretical/methodological contributions: This study points out the possible impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to entrepreneurs and how psychological variables explain their behaviour. Social/managerial contributions: Additionally, it sheds light on entrepreneurship from the needs and desires experienced at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on the broader dimension directed to the serious problems experienced today.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1afdee09bd33455b9431c3c6b540f8632023-09-03T12:27:03ZengAssociação Nacional de Estudos em Empreendedorismo e Gestão de Pequenas Empresas (ANEGEPE)Regepe Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal2965-15062023-06-0112210.14211/regepe.esbj.e2395Entrepreneurial expectations towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence in BrazilGustavo Henrique Silva de Souza0Nilton Cesar Lima1Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho2Ana Cláudia Gonçalves de Sá Jardim3Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais (IFNMG), Teófilo Otoni, MG, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, BrazilUniversidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, BrazilInstituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais (IFNMG), Teófilo Otoni, MG, Brazil Objective: To investigate entrepreneurial expectations towards the COVID-19 pandemic through empirical evidence of business practices in Brazil during the beginning of the social distancing period. Also, we sought to test cognitive adaptability and human values as predictors of the decision-making process and to test whether infection with COVID-19 or proximity to the disease related to these constructs. Method: A cross-sectional study was developed with a non-probabilistic sample of 313 Brazilian entrepreneurs, in which four instruments were applied. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were carried out (e. g., exploratory factor analysis and multiple linear regressions). Originality/Relevance: The study contributes to understanding the business decision-making processes through constructs associated with human values and cognitive adaptability. Results: Human and social conditions of survival and the commitment to personal and business financial obligations guide entrepreneurial behaviour. In cases where there was contagion or proximity to the disease, entrepreneurs started to show thoughtful decisions, affective support for employees, flexibility in organizational control, and more empathic values. Theoretical/methodological contributions: This study points out the possible impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to entrepreneurs and how psychological variables explain their behaviour. Social/managerial contributions: Additionally, it sheds light on entrepreneurship from the needs and desires experienced at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on the broader dimension directed to the serious problems experienced today. https://regepe.org.br/regepe/article/view/2395EntrepreneurshipHuman ValuesCognitive AdaptabilityCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Gustavo Henrique Silva de Souza Nilton Cesar Lima Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho Ana Cláudia Gonçalves de Sá Jardim Entrepreneurial expectations towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence in Brazil Regepe Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal Entrepreneurship Human Values Cognitive Adaptability COVID-19 |
| title | Entrepreneurial expectations towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence in Brazil |
| title_full | Entrepreneurial expectations towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Entrepreneurial expectations towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Entrepreneurial expectations towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence in Brazil |
| title_short | Entrepreneurial expectations towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence in Brazil |
| title_sort | entrepreneurial expectations towards the beginning of the covid 19 pandemic empirical evidence in brazil |
| topic | Entrepreneurship Human Values Cognitive Adaptability COVID-19 |
| url | https://regepe.org.br/regepe/article/view/2395 |
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