Entrepreneurial Engagement and Growth Aspirations: The Moderating Role of Opportunity Perception

Maria Cecilia Avelina Henríquez Daza; Fabian Fernando Osorio Tinoco; Joan Lluís Capelleras

Entrepreneurial Engagement and Growth Aspirations: The Moderating Role of Opportunity Perception

Maria Cecilia Avelina Henríquez Daza, Fabian Fernando Osorio Tinoco, Joan Lluís Capelleras

Autonomous University of Barcelona

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Abstract

There is an increasing interest in the antecedents of entrepreneurial growth aspirations, since they have been shown to be important for firm growth. This paper examines the direct impact of entrepreneurial engagement on growth aspirations and the moderating role of opportunity perception. We argue that growth aspirations will be lower for those entrepreneurs in an advanced level of engagement but we also suggest that their perception of good opportunities in the immediate environment will positively moderate this relationship. Using data from the Colombian GEM project over the period 2012-2016, we find support for our predictions. Implications from the findings are discussed.

Translated title of the contribution	Nivel de involucramiento del emprendedor y aspiraciones de crecimiento: Rol moderador de la percepcion de oportunidades
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	189-212
Journal	International Review of Entrepreneurship
Volume	17
Issue number	2
Early online date	Jun 2019
State	Published - Jun 2019

Keywords

entrepreneurial growth aspirations
entrepreneurial engagement
opportunity perception
GEM

UN SDGs

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La creación de empresas en Colombia desde las percepciones femenina y masculina
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Entrepreneurial Engagement and Growth Aspirations: The Moderating Role of Opportunity Perception

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La creación de empresas en Colombia desde las percepciones femenina y masculina

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