Naslov
Entrepreneurial intentions in selected Southeast European countries

Autori
Rajh, Edo ; Budak, Jelena ; Ateljević, Jovo ; Davčev, Ljupčo ; Jovanov, Tamara ; Ognjenović, Kosovka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Economic development and entrepreneurship in transition economies : is free trade working for transitional and developing economies? / Ateljević, Jovo ; Borović, Zoran - Banja Luka : Ekonomski fakultet Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci, 2017, 592-610

ISBN
978-99938-46-54-3

Skup
5th REDETE conference: researching economic development and entrepreneurship in transition economies : is free trade working for transitional and developing economies?

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 28.10.2016. - 30.10.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial intentions ; survey ; post-transition ; Southeast Europe

Sažetak
Entrepreneurship has an increasingly important role in economic growth and development in both developed and underdeveloped countries. In order to explore entrepreneurial intentions and their antecedents in the post-transition context, we have conducted a survey among 1, 200 students of economics and business in four Southeast European countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia. A highly structured questionnaire with a set of items derived from the literature and Likert-type scale was used as the data collection instrument. The following scales were included in the questionnaire: locus of control, risk taking propensity, perceived barriers, perceived support factors, personal attitude towards entrepreneurship, perceived behavioral control, subjective norm and entrepreneurial intention. Collected data were analyzed with multiple regression technique in order to explore the effects of various antecedents on entrepreneurial intention in the context of Southeast European countries. The results indicate that personal attitude towards entrepreneurship, perceived behavioral control and subjective norm positively and significantly affect entrepreneurial intent. Respondents from Bosnia and Herzegovina exhibit higher levels of entrepreneurial intent compared to other observed countries. The findings of our research provide better understanding of entrepreneurial intentions and their antecedents in the specific post-transition context of Southeast European countries. Theoretical and policy implications of the research findings are discussed in the paper.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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