International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (4 papers in press)

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• Understanding Agripreneurial Intention and Behaviour using the Theory of Planned Behaviour: a Meta-analytic Review  
  by Stuwart Anton, Paul Mansingh Jeyabalasingh 
  Abstract: This research endeavour undertakes the synthesis of the current literature on agripreneurial intention by examining the applicability of the theory of planned behaviour. Zero-order correlations reported in the findings of 33 studies (n = 12132) were subjected to a random-effects meta-analysis, and associations between the factors comprising the Theory of Planned Behaviour were analysed using bivariate analysis and meta-analytic structural equation modelling, which was based on a pooled correlation matrix. The results indicate that agripreneurial intention is positively linked to attitudes towards entrepreneurship and perceived behavioural control, while there is no statistically significant relationship between subjective norms and agripreneurial intention. Furthermore, agripreneurial behaviour is positively related to both agripreneurial intention and perceived behavioural control. A moderation analysis was conducted to investigate inconsistent findings, which suggests that gender dominance may explain some inconsistencies. Practically, the study provides guidelines for academics, education institutions, governments, and policymakers involved in promoting entrepreneurship in agribusiness.
  Keywords: meta-analysis; MASEM; theory of planned behaviour; agripreneurial intention; agripreneurship; social entrepreneurship.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2025.10069558
   
  
• From Traits to Intentions: Examining the Role of Personality, Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Leadership among Students  
  by Muhammad Adnan, Sadaqat Ali, Mudassar Hussain, Rao Bakhat Yawar, Naveed Saif, Aziz Javid, Irfan Ullah Khan 
  Abstract: This study investigates the connection between the big five personality model (BFPM) attributes and entrepreneurial intentions (EPI) among higher education students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Additionally, it explores the mediating roles of innovation and creativity, as well as the moderating effect of leadership capabilities. Data were collected from students at various higher education institutions and incubation centres, and analysed using stepwise regression in line with Baron and Kennys procedures. Results reveal that openness to experience, extraversion, and agreeableness significantly correlate with students EPI. Conversely, neuroticism and openness to experience relate significantly to creativity and innovative behaviour. Moreover, creativity and innovation mediate the relationship between BFPM and EPI. Interestingly, leadership abilities show a partial moderating effect. This research uniquely contributes to understanding EPI in a developing country context and highlights the importance of fostering innovative thinking and entrepreneurial leadership among students, offering valuable insights for educational policymakers.
  Keywords: Entrepreneurial Intention; Personality Big Five Model; Innovation and Creativity; Leadership; mediation; moderation.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2025.10070870
   
  
• Socio-Demographic Influences on Environmental Entrepreneurship: a Systematic Review  
  by Maren Fokuhl, Jacob Hoerisch, Insa Behrens, Maja Hörnstein, Ulrike Lehmann 
  Abstract: Environmental entrepreneurship can play a key role in facilitating sustainable development. To achieve this potential of environmental entrepreneurship, it is crucial to gain knowledge about the characteristics of individuals pursuing environmentally oriented entrepreneurial activity. Therefore, this study systematically reviews the literature on the influence of socio-demographic variables on environmentally oriented entrepreneurial activity. Inter alia, the paper identifies that environmental entrepreneurs are usually highly educated. Furthermore, the authors show that gender bias in conventional entrepreneurship is reversed in environmental entrepreneurship, as most of the reviewed studies found females to be more active in environmental entrepreneurship than males. Based on these findings, the authors advise entrepreneurship education, as well as political interventions, to concentrate on the identified target groups and highlight the importance of including socio-demographic variables in a potential theory of environmental entrepreneurship.
  Keywords: environmental entrepreneurship; socio-demographic factors; venturing; entrepreneur; systematic literature review; age; gender; education; sustainability; sustainable development.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2025.10071757
   
  
• Looking Back: a Retrospective Narrative Analysis of Entrepreneurs' Failure Experiences  
  by Marcus I. Crews 
  Abstract: While failed ventures are reported as the most likely outcome of an attempt to create a new venture, there is a relative lack of research examining the failure experience from the entrepreneur's perspective. Using narrative analysis to examine entrepreneurs' first-person accounts of past failures, we find entrepreneurs attend to gains and losses within and across financial, operational, psychological, social, and environmental dimensions of performance when reflecting on a venture experience. In addition, structural analysis of entrepreneurial failure narratives reveals narrative arc differences in information disclosure (staging), story advancement (plot progression), and emergence and resolution of conflict (cognitive tension) that vary by type of failure an entrepreneur experiences. The present study contributes to the entrepreneurial failure and cognition literatures by identifying the content of entrepreneurs' personal frameworks for performance assessment and showing patterns in the psychological processing of varied forms of entrepreneurial failure. The study concludes with suggestions for future research.
  Keywords: entrepreneurial failure; public failure narratives; subjective failure criteria; mental accounting.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2025.10071807