How do gender attitudes influence the relationships between perceived desirability, perceived feasibility and social entrepreneurial intentions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12928018 |
|---|---|
| Authors | João M Lopes (0000-0002-2968-4026, University of Beira Interior, corresponding author), Sofia Gomes (0000-0002-0326-0655, Universidade Portucalense), Claudia Dias (0000-0003-0418-0056, University of Beira Interior) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-46 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1756-6266 • E-ISSN: 1756-6274 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/ijge-03-2023-0074 |
| OpenAlex | W4386042095 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 64 |
Purpose This study aims to understand how perceived desirability and perceived feasibility influence Portuguese higher education students' social entrepreneurial intention and general entrepreneurial intention and explore how gender attitudes can affect these relationships. Design/methodology/approach This study's sample comprises 391 participants. The hypotheses formulated in the research model were tested through structural equation modelling, using the bootstrapping method to perform decomposition tests and multigroup analyses to assess the effect of gender on perceived desirability, perceived feasibility and social and general entrepreneurial intention. Findings The sample data reveal that women have a greater social entrepreneurial intention, and men have a greater general entrepreneurial intention. The results regarding the research model reveal that perceived desirability positively influences social and general entrepreneurial intention, with stronger relationships for men than for women. However, perceived feasibility positively influences overall entrepreneurial intention but is insignificant in explaining social entrepreneurial intention. When the differences between genders are analysed, the perceived feasibility by women is significant and positively influences the social entrepreneurial intention, not being significant when men are considered. Contrary to previous studies about higher education students, men have a higher perceived desirability in both general and social entrepreneurial intentions, while women have a stronger perceived feasibility in both general and social entrepreneurial intentions. Originality/value This paper contributes to the development of the social entrepreneurship literature, demonstrating that social entrepreneurial intention can be influenced by gender. The results show the importance of considering the spatial and organisational context in examining the relationships between perceived desirability/perceived feasibility and social entrepreneurial intentions of men and women
Affect (linguistics · Bootstrapping (finance · Context (archaeology · Creativity · Entrepreneurship · Originality · Sample (material · Social desirability · Social desirability bias · Structural equation modeling · Value (mathematics · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |