The motivational factors of business venturing: Opportunity versus necessity? A gendered perspective on European countries

Vahid Jafari Sadeghi

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The motives behind self-employment and the differences between women and men are a hot topic in entrepreneurship debate. This paper empirically explores the interaction of three types of motivation on the entrepreneurial activities of women and men in 24 European countries: opportunity-driven motivation, necessity-driven motivation and mixed motivation. Employing a dynamic method, a panel data analysis in the timeframe from 2009 to 2012 is conducted. In this regard, the paper explores entrepreneurship at the two levels of established businesses (EBs) and total early-stage entrepreneurial activities (TEAs). The findings suggest that all three motivational dimensions positively influence females’ self-employment at both levels. Also, the findings reveal that, at the established business level, there is a significant and positive relationship between entrepreneurship by men and opportunity-seeking motivation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)(In-press)
JournalJournal of Business Research
Volume(In-press)
Early online date10 Dec 2019
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Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 10 Dec 2019

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Motivational factors
Entrepreneurship
European countries
Entrepreneurial activity
Self-employment
Interaction
Panel data analysis

Keywords

  • Motivation
  • Necessity
  • Opportunity
  • Panel data analysis
  • Women entrepreneurship

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Marketing

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The motivational factors of business venturing : Opportunity versus necessity? A gendered perspective on European countries. / Jafari Sadeghi, Vahid.

In: Journal of Business Research, Vol. (In-press), 10.12.2019, p. (In-press).

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Jafari Sadeghi, V 2019, 'The motivational factors of business venturing: Opportunity versus necessity? A gendered perspective on European countries' Journal of Business Research, vol. (In-press), pp. (In-press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.058
Jafari Sadeghi V. The motivational factors of business venturing: Opportunity versus necessity? A gendered perspective on European countries. Journal of Business Research. 2019 Dec 10;(In-press):(In-press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.058
Jafari Sadeghi, Vahid. / The motivational factors of business venturing : Opportunity versus necessity? A gendered perspective on European countries. In: Journal of Business Research. 2019 ; Vol. (In-press). pp. (In-press).
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