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Validating a theory of planned behavior questionnaire to measure entrepreneurial intentions
Autor/es | Rueda Méndez, Samuel
Moriano León, Juan Antonio Liñán, Francisco |
Coordinador/Director | Liñán, Francisco
Guzmán Cuevas, Joaquín J. |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Psicología Social Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Economía Aplicada I |
Fecha de publicación | 2011 |
Fecha de depósito | 2017-04-28 |
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ISBN/ISSN | 978-84-694-7290-3 |
Resumen | The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB, Ajzen, 1991) has been widely employed to predict
entrepreneurial intentions. The TPB offers a coherent and generally applicable theoretical
framework, which enables us to understand ... The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB, Ajzen, 1991) has been widely employed to predict entrepreneurial intentions. The TPB offers a coherent and generally applicable theoretical framework, which enables us to understand and predict entrepreneurial intentions by taking into account not only personal but also social factors (Krueger et al., 2000). This study presents the validation of an Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ) in a sample of more than three thousand Spanish university graduates. The EIQ comprises four subscales: attitudes towards entrepreneurship, subjective norms, self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intention. Unlike other questionnaires used in the field (Autio, Keeley, Klofsten, Parker & Hay, 2001; Krueger, Reilly & Carsrud, 2000; Liñán & Chen, 2009), EIQ follows Ajzen’s (Ajzen, 2002) methodological recommendations on how to construct a TPB questionnaire using composite measures of attitudes and subjective norms. Structural equation modeling (SEM) confirmed that the EIQ has a high reliability and predictive validity for Spanish university graduates’ entrepreneurial intentions. |
Identificador del proyecto | P08-SEJ-03542 |
Cita | Rueda Méndez, S., Moriano León, J.A. y Liñán, F. (2011). Validating a theory of planned behavior questionnaire to measure entrepreneurial intentions. En 8th ESU Conference on Entrepreneurship (1-17), Sevilla: Universidad de Sevilla. |
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