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Personal innovativeness in technology, related knowledge and experience, and entrepreneurial intentions in emerging technology industries: a process of causation or effectuation?

Authors: Dev K. Dutta, Kholekile L. Gwebu, Jing Wang

Published in: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal | Issue 3/2015

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Drawing on previous literatures in entrepreneurship and information systems, we examine how entrepreneurial intentions develop in emerging technology industries. We find that in addition to traditional determinants of intention such as perceived desirability and perceived feasibility, personal innovativeness in technology and related knowledge and experience of the entrepreneur act as key drivers. Further, our results of the mediation analysis suggest entrepreneurial intentions in emerging technology industries develop through a process incorporating both causation and effectuation principles.

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Title: Personal innovativeness in technology, related knowledge and experience, and entrepreneurial intentions in emerging technology industries: a process of causation or effectuation?
Authors: Dev K. Dutta
Kholekile L. Gwebu
Jing Wang
Publication date: 01-09-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1554-7191
Electronic ISSN: 1555-1938
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-013-0287-y

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