Effects of emotions on entrepreneurial attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions.
Entrepreneurship is considered as instrumental in job creation, wealth creation, personal development and economic growth of emerging economies. Although entrepreneurial intentions (EI) are fundamental to the creation of new business ventures, existing models used to predict an individual’s EI overl...
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| description | Entrepreneurship is considered as instrumental in job creation, wealth creation, personal development and economic growth of emerging economies. Although entrepreneurial intentions (EI) are fundamental to the creation of new business ventures, existing models used to predict an individual’s EI overlooked the personlevel psychological variables such as emotions and the role played by context. To fill this void in literature, we examined how emotions influence attitude towards entrepreneurship, self-efficacy and EI. Data collected from 211 participants were analysed using a step-wise regression and PROCESS macro-based on SPSS. The results revealed that the activated unpleasant emotion negatively and significantly influenced an individual’s entrepreneurial attitude and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, both of which significantly influenced EI. In other words, the relationship between the activated unpleasant emotion and EI was significantly mediated by both entrepreneurial attitude and self-efficacy. Surprisingly, subjective norm did not have any relationship with EI. This implies that advocates of entrepreneurship initiatives should critically consider regulating the emotions of potential entrepreneurs to ensure their positive effect on EI. Theoretical implications of the study are that emotions should be key considerations in the conceptualisation and understanding of entrepreneurship. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-742876f5468948259c5694c6be90a6a02022-12-22T00:17:46ZengAfricaJournalsAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure2223-814X2019-07-018special editionEffects of emotions on entrepreneurial attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions.Douglas Musiiwa0Peter Khaola 1Patient Rambe 2Central University of Technology, Free State National University of Lesotho Central University of Technology, Free State Entrepreneurship is considered as instrumental in job creation, wealth creation, personal development and economic growth of emerging economies. Although entrepreneurial intentions (EI) are fundamental to the creation of new business ventures, existing models used to predict an individual’s EI overlooked the personlevel psychological variables such as emotions and the role played by context. To fill this void in literature, we examined how emotions influence attitude towards entrepreneurship, self-efficacy and EI. Data collected from 211 participants were analysed using a step-wise regression and PROCESS macro-based on SPSS. The results revealed that the activated unpleasant emotion negatively and significantly influenced an individual’s entrepreneurial attitude and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, both of which significantly influenced EI. In other words, the relationship between the activated unpleasant emotion and EI was significantly mediated by both entrepreneurial attitude and self-efficacy. Surprisingly, subjective norm did not have any relationship with EI. This implies that advocates of entrepreneurship initiatives should critically consider regulating the emotions of potential entrepreneurs to ensure their positive effect on EI. Theoretical implications of the study are that emotions should be key considerations in the conceptualisation and understanding of entrepreneurship.https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_4_special_edition_cut_2019.pdfActivated unpleasant emotionentrepreneurial intentionDeactivated unpleasant emotionselfefficacy |
| spellingShingle | Douglas Musiiwa Peter Khaola Patient Rambe Effects of emotions on entrepreneurial attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Activated unpleasant emotion entrepreneurial intention Deactivated unpleasant emotion selfefficacy |
| title | Effects of emotions on entrepreneurial attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions. |
| title_full | Effects of emotions on entrepreneurial attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions. |
| title_fullStr | Effects of emotions on entrepreneurial attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of emotions on entrepreneurial attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions. |
| title_short | Effects of emotions on entrepreneurial attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions. |
| title_sort | effects of emotions on entrepreneurial attitudes self efficacy and intentions |
| topic | Activated unpleasant emotion entrepreneurial intention Deactivated unpleasant emotion selfefficacy |
| url | https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_4_special_edition_cut_2019.pdf |
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