Title: Asymmetrical influence of personality on entrepreneurship

Authors: Karla Soria-Barreto; Manuel Alonso-Dos-Santos; Jorge Espinoza-Benavides

Addresses: Universidad Católica del Norte, Business School, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile ' Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Av. Alonso de Ribera 2850, Concepción, Chile ' Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Av. Alonso de Ribera 2850, Concepción, Chile

Abstract: The objective of this study is to explore the antecedents of the formation of entrepreneurial intention from a linear, causal and asymmetrical perspective. We have combined the Ajzen model applied to entrepreneurship, including two personality variables (self-confidence and creativity). This study involves a structural equation model based on partial least squares (PLS) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). All of the hypotheses were supported except for the influence of the variables subjective norms and self-confidence on EI. The PLS model explains 68.7% of the variance of EI. According to the fsQCA results, four models explain 88.1% of the existence of EI. The two models with the greatest degree of coverage are: Self-Confidence × Attitude Towards Entrepreneurial Behaviour × Subjective Norms and Perceived Behaviour Control × Creativity × Subjective Norms.

Keywords: entrepreneurial intention; Ajzen theory; student; creativity; self-confidence; Chile; asymmetrical perspective; partial least squares; PLS; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis; fsQCA.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2023.132435

European Journal of International Management, 2023 Vol.20 No.4, pp.663 - 685

Received: 06 Mar 2019
Accepted: 03 Jun 2019
Published online: 20 Jul 2023 *

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