Analysing academics' entrepreneurial opportunities: The influence of academic self-efficacy and networks

Artikel

Academic entrepreneurial opportunities are a key factor in the development of new spin-offs. This study examines the relationship between academic entrepreneurial opportunities perceived by academics and these academics' entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) to determine which dimensions of ESE (among management, innovation, marketing, risk-taking and financial control) are significantly related to these opportunities. It also analyses how industrial and entrepreneurial networks, as part of the university's entrepreneurial ecosystem, influence this relationship. A quantitative method is used to achieve this goal, developing a structural equations model and applying partial least squares technique to analyse a sample of 388 Spanish academics. The results show that the dimensions of ESE related to variables such as management, innovation and marketing have a positive and significant relationship to perception of entrepreneurial opportunities. This situation is different, however, for dimensions such as risk-taking and financial control. Moreover, the findings show that entrepreneurial and industrial networks have a significant effect on this relationship.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: European Research on Management and Business Economics (ERMBE) ; ISSN: 2444-8834 ; Volume: 27 ; Year: 2021 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 1-14

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Management ; New Firms; Startups
• Subject: Academic entrepreneurial opportunities ; Social networks ; Industrial networks ; Spin-offs ; Entrepreneurial ecosystems

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Mira-Solves, Ignacio ; de la Cruz, Marina Estrada ; Gómez-Gras, José María
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Elsevier
• (where): Amsterdam
• (when): 2021

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.iedeen.2021.100152
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET