The Relationship between Cognitive and Contextual Factors: A Self-Regulatory Mechanism Underlying Persistence in Nascent Entrepreneurs

IF 2 4区管理学 Q3 BUSINESS

Entrepreneurship Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-09-26 DOI:10.1515/erj-2021-0442

Sufia Mohand-Amar, Matilde Ruiz-Arroyo, M. M. Fuentes-Fuentes

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Abstract

Abstract In this study, we present a new approach to understanding the persistence of nascent entrepreneurs, by examining the role played by context and cognition through the mediation of a self-regulatory mechanism. Drawing on a sample of 316 nascent entrepreneurs from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED II), we first consider whether entrepreneurial self-efficacy and goal commitment predict persistence in nascent entrepreneurs. We then evaluate the role of perceived institutional support, both formal and informal. Finally, we examine the relationships between cognitive and contextual variables and their impact on entrepreneurial persistence. Our results show that goal commitment has a direct effect on entrepreneurial persistence, while self-efficacy acts indirectly through goal commitment, from which we infer the existence of a self-regulatory mechanism impacting on persistence in nascent entrepreneurs. Among the contextual factors, only informal institutional support presents a direct relationship to persistence, while perceived formal support exerts an indirect influence through cognitive self-regulation. From a practical standpoint, our findings may be useful for institutions that design policies and programmes to foster sustained economic growth through the promotion of entrepreneurship.

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认知因素与环境因素的关系:新生企业家坚持的自我调节机制

摘要本研究通过自我调节机制，考察了环境和认知在创业过程中所起的作用，提出了一种理解创业创业持久性的新方法。本文以创业动力学小组研究(PSED II)中的316名初生企业家为样本，首先考虑创业自我效能感和目标承诺是否能预测初生企业家的持久性。然后，我们评估了制度性支持的作用，包括正式的和非正式的。最后，我们考察了认知变量和情境变量之间的关系及其对创业持久性的影响。研究结果表明，目标承诺对创业持久性有直接影响，而自我效能感通过目标承诺间接影响创业持久性，由此推断存在影响创业持久性的自我调节机制。在情境因素中，只有非正式的制度支持与坚持存在直接关系，而感知到的正式支持通过认知自我调节产生间接影响。从实用的角度来看,我们的研究结果可能是有用的机构设计的政策和规划来促进经济持续增长促进创业精神。

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Entrepreneurship Research Journal BUSINESS-

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4.50

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21.10%

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期刊介绍： Entrepreneurship Research Journal (ERJ) was launched with an Inaugural Issue in 2011. Professor Ramona Zachary at Baruch College and Professor Chandra Mishra at Florida Atlantic University introduce a new forum for scholarly discussion on entrepreneurs and their activities, contexts, processes, strategies, and outcomes. Positioned as the premier new research journal within the field of entrepreneurship, ERJ seeks to encourage a scholarly exchange between researchers from any field of study who focus on entrepreneurs, and will include both theoretical and empirical articles, with priority being given to high quality theoretical and empirical papers that have managerial or public policy orientation as well as ramifications for entrepreneurship research overall. Topics: -Research Modeling, Design, and Methods: entrepreneurship theories and conceptualizations, entrepreneurship research methods. -The Individuals-Opportunities-Resources Nexus: nascent entrepreneurs, opportunity recognition, drivers of value creation, and emergence, innovation and technology entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial risk and reward, entrepreneurial cognition and behavior. -Inclusive of Near Environments: family entrepreneurship, networks, teams and alliances, venture capital and angel investor groups, entrepreneurial communities, hubs, clusters and public policy, social entrepreneurship. -Distinct Entrepreneurial Stage or Setting: entrepreneurial growth and strategy, boards, governance and leadership, corporate entrepreneurship, international and emerging market entrepreneurship.