Relation between Entrepreneurial Curiosity and Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy: a Multi-Country Empirical Validation

• Authors: Mitja Jeraj , Miha Marič
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The main purpose of this paper is to present empirical analysis of the relation between entrepreneurial curiosity and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. A detailed literature review in a broad field of entrepreneurship, narrow field of entrepreneurship psychology, and organizational sciences revealed, at one hand different connections between determinants influencing entrepreneurs, and latest scientific research trends on the other hand. Although the significance of curiosity in motivating and learning has received expressive scholarly support, like also entrepreneurial self-efficacy as one of the most studied personal attributes among entrepreneurs, no study to our knowledge existed in relation to entrepreneurial curiosity connected with entrepreneurial self-efficacy. An online multi-country survey was conducted in Slovenia and USA among entrepreneurs and results of structural equation modelling showed that entrepreneurial curiosity and entrepreneurial self-efficacy are related. Entrepreneurial curiosity has a positive impact on entrepreneurial self-efficacy of running entrepreneurial tasks. The findings of this research have both theoretical and practical implications.

Keywords

EN

Entrepreneurial Curiosity; Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneur

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Organizacija
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 264-273

Dates

published

2013-11-01

online

2013-12-31

Contributors

author

Mitja Jeraj

• Tržaška 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

author

Miha Marič

• University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Science, Kidričeva 55a, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/orga-2013-0027