The Power of Motivation–Goal Fit in Predicting Entrepreneurial Persistence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13920501 |
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| Authors | Haifeng Zhao (0000-0002-3051-6417, corresponding author), Sibin Wu (0000-0003-0614-3144) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1345-1352 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391 |
| Publisher | Scientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2224/sbp.2014.42.8.1345 |
| OpenAlex | W2025089645 |
| Language | EN |
We employed a longitudinal approach and surveyed a sample of 90 nascent entrepreneurs to test our hypothesis that because entrepreneurs differ in both motivation and organizational goals, it is the fit between organizational goals and need for achievement that is a more powerful predictor of entrepreneurial persistence than is the combined effect of the 2. Our results support our hypothesis. Our findings contribute to both research on entrepreneurship and the theory of attraction–selection–attrition
Attrition · Entrepreneurship · Epistemology · Need for achievement · Persistence (discontinuity · Predictive power · Sample (material · Test (biology · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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