The mediating effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy in entrepreneurial intention – a study in Saudi Arabian context
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.16(1).2018.26
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The purpose of the present study is to test how do the four important psychological antecedents, namely need for achievement (nAch), propensity to risk (PtR), self-confidence (SeC), internal locus of control (IlC) are mediated by the entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) to predict the entrepreneurial intention (EI) in a traditionally oil-based Saudi economy striving for economic diversification. Hypotheses are tested by applying the partial least square (PLS) structural equation modeling (SEM) to a sample of 282 undergraduate business students (male and female) collected from a public university of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The results suggest that psychological variables and self-efficacy play a fundamental role in enhancing entrepreneurial intention (EI) of Saudi students. Personality-related variables have direct influence over EI in other context, but in Saudi context, psychological variables are necessary but not sufficient to develop entrepreneurial intention unless combined with self-efficacy. Self-efficacy has a strong mediating effect between psychological variables and entrepreneurial intentions in Saudi context.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)L26, O10, C20
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References57
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Tables5
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Figures2
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- Figure 1. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) hypothesized model
- Figure 2. Final model results
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- Table 1. Data characteristics
- Table 2. Descriptive statistics
- Table 3. Pattern matrix
- Table 4. Summary reliability and validity statistics
- Table 5. Final mediation results
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