Exploring the entrepreneurial intention-competency model for nascent entrepreneurs : insights from a developing country context

dc.contributor.authorBotha, Melodi
dc.contributor.authorTaljaard, Amorie
dc.contributor.emailmelodi.botha@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-04T07:25:22Z
dc.date.available2022-03-04T07:25:22Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-28
dc.description.abstractSeveral previous scholars have investigated the relationship between entrepreneurial intention (EI) and entrepreneurial competencies (ECs), yet categorising individual ECs in relation to higher-order competence constructs has not been explored. Based on the previous literature studies, four higher-order constructs are identified, namely cognitive, functional, social/personal and meta-competence. Investigating which ECs are categorised according to the four higher-order constructs in this relationship with EI is important as it contributes to the development and training of these antecedents of entrepreneurial behaviour. Data are collected from 203 nascent entrepreneurs in South Africa and analysed by using structural equation modelling. In this developing country context, only two higher-order constructs, cognitive/functional competence and social/personal competence, fit the data in relationship with EI. The strongest positive relationships were found between the cognitive and functional higher-order construct, opportunity recognition and opportunity assessment, conveying a compelling vision and creative problem-solving. The cognitive and functional higher-order competence construct also showed a strong positive relationship with EI. To improve pedagogical interventions and enhance EI, educators and policymakers can use these findings in entrepreneurship programmes to ensure that this higher-order competence construct with the individual ECs in this category are developed simultaneously rather than individually. Research efforts and support programmes that include cognitive and functional higher-order competence constructs for nascent entrepreneurs should therefore not be neglected. Such efforts and programmes can encourage EI, which in turn can enhance entrepreneurial behaviour, thereby potentially contributes to economic growth and employment creation.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentBusiness Managementen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2022en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.frontiersin.org/Psychologyen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBotha M., Taljaard A. (2021) Exploring the Entrepreneurial Intention-Competency Model for Nascent Entrepreneurs: Insights From a Developing Country Context. Frontiers in Psychology 12:516120. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.516120.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn10.3389/fpsyg.2021.516120
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/84336
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2021 Botha and Taljaard. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).en_ZA
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial competenciesen_ZA
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial intentionen_ZA
dc.subjectDeveloping country contexten_ZA
dc.subjectHigher order competence constructsen_ZA
dc.subjectCognitive and functional competenceen_ZA
dc.titleExploring the entrepreneurial intention-competency model for nascent entrepreneurs : insights from a developing country contexten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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