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The relevance of entrepreneurship is unquestionable in all economies for driving
economic growth and job creation. Entrepreneurs are motivated to start a business
either by opportunities or necessity and entrepreneurial intention is defined as the will
an individual has to start a business.
This research analyzes the behavior, attitudes and perceptions of individuals, that are
reflected in their motivations and entrepreneurial intentions. In order to investigate the
impact of entrepreneurial motivations and intentions, the study was divided into two
chapters.
The results of the first chapter show that opportunity seeking is the main motivation of
entrepreneurs, regardless of the economic development level of their countries. This
analysis suggests that countries aiming to promote entrepreneurship should develop
policies that foster entrepreneurial opportunities. For this analysis, the Global
Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) database was used, in particular the Adult Population
Survey (APS), for the period between 2010 and 2016 supported by multivariate
statistical techniques, such as crosstab, linear regression, cluster and discriminant
analysis.
In the second chapter, on entrepreneurial intentions, statistical analysis show that the
perception of perceived opportunities and capacities, the need for personal fulfillment,
risk attitude and culture are characteristics that influence entrepreneurial intentions. In
turn, innovation, from 2002 to 2016, had no effect on entrepreneurial intentions. In the
literature, culture is referred as being a determinant in the individuals’ behavior. Our
results show that Hofstede’s cultural dimensions influence motivations of opportunitymotivated
entrepreneurs negatively, namely: power distance index, uncertainty
avoidance index, indulgence versus restraint, fear of failure rate. However, indulgence
versus restraint has a positive impact in opportunity entrepreneurship. For this study,
the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) database was also used, in particular the
Adult Population Survey (APS) between 2002 and 2016 and the Hofstede database for
the year 2015 and these data was subject to linear regression, cluster and discriminant
analysis.
This study contributes a better understanding of the factors that influence the
motivations and intentions of the entrepreneurs, which are important for politicymakers
and researchers to design adequate measures.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Gestão e Internacionalização de Empresas
Keywords
entrepreneurship motivated intentions GEM Hofstede
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Instituto Politécnico do Porto. Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Felgueiras