Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Journey through Entrepreneurial Intention, Initial Entrepreneurial Action, and Established Entrepreneurship

Abstract

We examine the effects of antecedents such as perceived capability of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship as a career, and social reputation of entrepreneurship on different stages of entrepreneurial journey at a country level. We find that perceived capability of entrepreneurs positively influence the three entrepreneurial phases such as1) entrepreneurial intention, 2) initial entrepreneurial action, and 3) established entrepreneurship. Similarly, entrepreneurship as a good career significantly influences1) entrepreneurial intention, and socialreputation of entrepreneurship significantly influences 3) established entrepreneurship. However, both entrepreneurship as a good career, and social reputation of entrepreneurship have no significant impact on 2) initial entrepreneurial action. Our findings have implications for understanding the antecedents of different stages of entrepreneurship development in a country