European Research on Management and Business Economics · 2017 · 330 citations · 71 references
BusinessEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurial GrowthEntrepreneurial StrategyStrategic EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurial IntentionEntrepreneurial MindsetEntrepreneurial Intentions Among StudentsEntrepreneurial VenturesPrior Entrepreneurial Experience
Academic entrepreneurship involves university-affiliated individuals leveraging research knowledge to create business ventures or spin‑offs. The study examined how attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control influence academics’ entrepreneurial intentions, grounded in the Theory of Planned Behaviour. A survey of 1,178 Spanish university academics across disciplines, professional categories, and seniority levels collected the data. Structural equation modeling revealed that attitude toward entrepreneurship is the primary antecedent of intention, itself shaped by creativity, perceived utility, and prior entrepreneurial experience.
Academic entrepreneurship is the process by which an individual or group of individuals linked through their work to a university or research centre use knowledge created in their research to set up business ventures or spin-offs. With the Theory of Planned Behaviour as basis, the influence of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived control on academics' entrepreneurial intentions was studied. The instrument was a survey conducted of 1178 Spanish university academics in various fields of knowledge, professional categories, and levels of seniority in their institution. A structural equation model identified as the main antecedent of entrepreneurial intention the attitude towards entrepreneurship. This was in turn influenced by creativity, perceived utility, and entrepreneurial experience.
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