Age, entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions: the mediating role of individual entrepreneurial orientation

IF 2.4 Q3 BUSINESS

Journal of Enterprising Communities-People and Places in the Global Economy Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI:10.1108/jec-08-2022-0107

Šejma Aydin, E. Knezović, A. Bičo, Hamza Smajić

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between age and entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions considering the mediating role of individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) dimensions (risk-taking, innovativeness and proactiveness). Design/methodology/approach The data were collected from 782 individuals from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s working-age population using a cross-sectional survey design. Hypotheses were tested via structural equation modeling. Findings Younger individuals have significantly higher intentions for entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship than older individuals. The mediating role of IEO was partially supported in the case of the relationship between age and entrepreneurial intention as well as age and intrapreneurial intention. While risk-taking and innovativeness partially mediate the relationship, proactiveness does not. Originality/value This study takes a comprehensive approach when examining the relationship between age and entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial intentions in a developing economy while considering the indirect effects of IEO dimensions.

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年龄、创业和创业内部意向：个体创业取向的中介作用

目的探讨年龄与创业意向和创业意向之间的关系，并考虑个人创业取向(IEO)维度(冒险性、创新性和主动性)的中介作用。设计/方法/方法采用横断面调查设计，从波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那的782名工作年龄人口中收集数据。通过结构方程模型检验假设。研究发现，年轻人的创业意愿和内部创业意愿明显高于老年人。在年龄与创业意向、年龄与创业意向的关系中，IEO的中介作用得到了部分支持。冒险精神和创新精神在一定程度上调解了这一关系，而主动性则没有。原创性/价值本研究在考虑IEO维度的间接影响的同时，采用综合方法考察了发展中经济体中年龄与创业/内部创业意图之间的关系。

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Journal of Enterprising Communities-People and Places in the Global Economy BUSINESS-

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