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Nascent Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, and the Moderators of Race, Gender, and Government Support

  • Jason Cavich and Ravi Chinta
Published/Copyright: June 28, 2021
Entrepreneurship Research Journal
From the journal Entrepreneurship Research Journal Volume 12 Issue 3

Abstract

In a better attempt to understand nascent entrepreneurship, this paper explores the relationship between opportunity recognition and the entrepreneurial intent of nascent entrepreneurs. Contrary to conventional wisdom, research on this relationship is fragmented and empirically underdeveloped. In addition, the contextual and perceptual boundary conditions of government support, gender, and minorities are explored. We surveyed 1246 nascent entrepreneurs in the state of Florida, which is the largest data set on this topic in Florida. Respondents answered 55 survey questions on potential barriers to entrepreneurship to help understand how their context impacts their intent to start a new business. Our empirical results indicate that opportunity recognition by nascent entrepreneurs significantly affects entrepreneurial intent, the strength of which is moderated by government support and gender, but not by minorities. Our study is a direct response to the call-in existing entrepreneurship literature for new research in geographically narrower contexts as the largest survey-based study at the state level in the US that we know of. We extend and demarcate entrepreneurial self-efficacy into a new context while clarifying boundary conditions. Lastly, our dependent variable measures intensity of intention to start a business along a time dimension which empirically narrows the gap between studies on entrepreneurial intention and studies on entrepreneurial action.

Keywords: nascent entrepreneurship; opportunity recognition; entrepreneurial self-efficacy; gender; minorities; government support
Corresponding author: Jason Cavich, PhD, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796, USA, E-mail:

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Received: 2020-12-01
Accepted: 2021-04-29
Published Online: 2021-06-28

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  2. Introduction: Gender and Entrepreneurship
  3. Invited Editorials
  4. Research on Gender Stereotyping and Entrepreneurship: Suggestions for Some Paths Worth Pursuing
  5. Gender and Entrepreneurship in the New Era: New Perspectives on the Role of Gender and Entrepreneurial Activity
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https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2020-0542
Keywords for this article
nascent entrepreneurship; opportunity recognition; entrepreneurial self-efficacy; gender; minorities; government support

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Introduction: Gender and Entrepreneurship
  3. Invited Editorials
  4. Research on Gender Stereotyping and Entrepreneurship: Suggestions for Some Paths Worth Pursuing
  5. Gender and Entrepreneurship in the New Era: New Perspectives on the Role of Gender and Entrepreneurial Activity
  6. Invited Research Article
  7. Women’s Entrepreneurship Policy and Access to Financial Capital in Different Countries: An Institutional Perspective
  8. Competitive Research Articles
  9. Tacking into the Wind: How Women Entrepreneurs can Sail Through Family-to-Work Conflict to Ensure their Firms’ Entrepreneurial Orientation
  10. Should I Start My Own Venture? Moderating Effect of Pull Factors on the Relationship of Push Factors with Women Entrepreneurial Intentions
  11. Impact of Accelerators, as Education & Training Programs, on Female Entrepreneurs
  12. Nascent Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, and the Moderators of Race, Gender, and Government Support
  13. Barriers and Mitigating Strategies of Entrepreneurial Business Growth: The Role of Entrepreneur Race and Gender
  14. Are the Liabilities of Newness and Smallness the Same for Male and Female Informal Entrepreneurs? Evidence from Brazil
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