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Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior – A Longitudinal Study of Entrepreneurial Intentions

  • Richard Hanage , Mark Alexander Phillip Davies , Pekka Stenholm ORCID logo and Jonathan Matthew Scott ORCID logo
Published/Copyright: October 20, 2022

Abstract

Most recent research about entrepreneurial intent (EI) examines EI and its determinants as a one-time event, but whether and how EI is continuously changing during early-stage entrepreneurship has not been adequately addressed. We track the shifts in the EI of young creative sector early-stage entrepreneurs vis-à-vis their changing external circumstances and their developing perceptions of the realities of business start-up. Our findings of 11 established and 10 new determinants of EI contribute to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and guide our appreciation of EI as a dynamic, longitudinal construct, which is the link between intent and realized action. Our findings have profound implications for policy-makers and practitioners, for instance those wishing to help early-stage entrepreneurs to establish businesses when they only possess limited entrepreneurial experience. This research study, therefore, responds to calls for more longitudinal qualitative research into the determinants of EI, entrepreneurial processes, and early business exit.


Corresponding author: Richard Hanage, Teesside University Business School, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the participants for their involvement in this research, and colleagues (anonymized), the anonymous referees and attendees at conferences for their comments on earlier drafts which were extremely helpful.

  1. Declaration of interest: No conflicts of interest exist.

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Received: 2022-04-08
Accepted: 2022-09-30
Published Online: 2022-10-20

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