The influence of individual characteristics on getting involved in an entrepreneurial team: The contingent role of individualism
Resumen: A traditional stereotype of the entrepreneur is that of a lone hero. However, many entrepreneurs engage in new businesses as members of entrepreneurial teams. These teams usually perform better in terms of employment generation, innovation, and profits. Thus, a relevant question is why some individuals get involved in entrepreneurship through a team rather than alone. Our explanation is focused on two variables related to the entrepreneur''s human capital: their educational level and their intrapreneurial experience. There are conflicting arguments on how these variables lead an entrepreneur to join a team, and we argue that the degree of individualism of the society helps us understand the discrepancies. We use a sample of 66, 716 early-stage entrepreneurs from 66 countries surveyed by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor between 2014 and 2017. Our results show that entrepreneurs with higher levels of education and intrapreneurial experience are more likely to be involved in the entrepreneurship process as members of teams. However, the effect of educational level is less pronounced in individualist contexts. In addition, we find that the motivation to enter entrepreneurship partially mediates these relationships, as individuals endowed with higher human capital are likely to enter entrepreneurship driven by an opportunistic motivation, which in turns makes them likely to need or join teams to reach their goals.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-021-00768-0
Año: 2022
Publicado en: INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 18 (2022), 1103-1140
ISSN: 1554-7191

Factor impacto JCR: 5.6 (2022)
Categ. JCR: MANAGEMENT rank: 84 / 227 = 0.37 (2022) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: BUSINESS rank: 63 / 154 = 0.409 (2022) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 11.5 - Business, Management and Accounting (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.524 - Management of Technology and Innovation (Q1) - Management Information Systems (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)
Área (Departamento): Área Organización de Empresas (Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas)

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