This represents the individual and/or of a group of people's intentions to create a new business/idea. Such an intention is a conscious mental state that precedes the action and directs attention towards the goal of establishing a new business.
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The Influence of the Local Ecosystem on Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Study With Entrepreneurs and Potential Entrepreneurs of Beja (Portugal) and Huelva (Spain)
Sandra Saúde (Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal & Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal), Patrícia Hermozilha (Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal & Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal), and Juan Diego Borrero (Huelva University, Spain)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1981-3.ch006
Abstract
This chapter focusses on the influence of the local ecosystem on entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs (in specific, higher education management students) of Beja (Portugal) and Huelva (Spain). The study explored the influence and support of the surrounding ecosystem on entrepreneurial initiative. Data were collected through a questionnaire from two samples of 184 entrepreneurs (100 from Huelva and 84 from Beja) and 205 business management students (107 from Huelva and 98 from Beja). In spite of the diversity of the existing structures and support, the evidence showed that, contrary to the needs of the socioeconomic sustainability of Beja and Huelva, the local ecosystems are not recognized as favourable or encouraging the EI. There are no articulated strategies between the different institutional supporting actors and the creation of a new business is perceived as a very difficult path.