Entrepreneurship processes: Digital self-efficacy, technostress, and entrepreneurial behaviour in South Africa

IF 12.5 1区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL ISSUES

Technology in Society Pub Date : 2025-08-08 DOI:10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103038

Amon Simba , Patient Rambe , Paul Jones

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Abstract

Research identifies digitalisation as the ‘holy grail’ of entrepreneurship. But the interplay of digital self-efficacy, technostress, and entrepreneurial behaviour in a non-Western setup is unsubstantiated. Using a digital technology-technostress-entrepreneurial intention interface, we examine multiple relationships influencing early-stage South African entrepreneurs. Regression results derived from 643 of these entrepreneurs confirm that digital self-efficacy impacts the link between perceived behavioural control and technostress. Entrepreneurial passion and the benefits of digital technology amplify this effect. Similarly, digital self-efficacy affects perceived behavioural control and technostress. However, the link between technostress and entrepreneurial passion is weak. Test results on the impact of technostress on entrepreneurial intention are inconclusive. Thus, the originality of these observations lies in revealing how ambivalence towards technology differentially influences the various relationships of digital self-efficacy, technostress, and entrepreneurial behavior in a non-Western context. This ambivalent effect at the intersection of digital technology, technostress, and entrepreneurial intention has socio-economic and policy implications.

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创业过程：南非的数字自我效能、技术压力和创业行为

研究将数字化视为创业的“圣杯”。但在非西方环境下，数字自我效能、技术压力和创业行为之间的相互作用尚未得到证实。使用数字技术-技术压力-创业意向界面，我们研究了影响早期南非企业家的多种关系。来自643位企业家的回归结果证实，数字自我效能影响感知行为控制与技术压力之间的联系。创业热情和数字技术的好处放大了这种效应。同样，数字自我效能也会影响感知行为控制和技术压力。然而，技术压力和创业激情之间的联系很弱。技术压力对创业意向影响的检验结果尚无定论。因此，这些观察的独创性在于揭示了在非西方背景下，对技术的矛盾心理是如何不同地影响数字自我效能、技术压力和创业行为之间的各种关系的。在数字技术、技术压力和创业意图的交叉点上，这种矛盾效应具有社会经济和政策意义。

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17.90

自引率

14.10%

发文量

316

审稿时长

60 days

期刊介绍： Technology in Society is a global journal dedicated to fostering discourse at the crossroads of technological change and the social, economic, business, and philosophical transformation of our world. The journal aims to provide scholarly contributions that empower decision-makers to thoughtfully and intentionally navigate the decisions shaping this dynamic landscape. A common thread across these fields is the role of technology in society, influencing economic, political, and cultural dynamics. Scholarly work in Technology in Society delves into the social forces shaping technological decisions and the societal choices regarding technology use. This encompasses scholarly and theoretical approaches (history and philosophy of science and technology, technology forecasting, economic growth, and policy, ethics), applied approaches (business innovation, technology management, legal and engineering), and developmental perspectives (technology transfer, technology assessment, and economic development). Detailed information about the journal's aims and scope on specific topics can be found in Technology in Society Briefings, accessible via our Special Issues and Article Collections.