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Explaining academic entrepreneurial motivation in China: the role of regional policy, organizational support, and individual characteristics

verfasst von: Wei Zhou, Min Jiang, Hailunbeier Li

Erschienen in: Small Business Economics | Ausgabe 3/2023

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Based on the cases of 117 Chinese academic entrepreneurs, we use fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to analyze the independent and joint effect of regional policy support, organizational support, and individual characteristics on academics’ entrepreneurial motivation. The results show that (1) there are six pathways to entrepreneurs’ strong intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, but the core conditions are different. (2) Analyzing the logic behind different configurations, we summarize three entrepreneurial models: the male-dominated model causes both strong intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, the institution-driven model causes strong intrinsic motivation, and the wealth-oriented model causes strong extrinsic motivation. (3) For male academic entrepreneurs with low academic rank and poor financial status, regional policy support and organizational support substitute for each other in motivating strong intrinsic motivation. Meanwhile, males may have strong extrinsic motivation in the early and late stages of their research life. We enrich the research on the antecedents for academic entrepreneurial motivation from a configuration perspective and provide a reference for further understanding of researchers’ entrepreneurial behavior.

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Titel: Explaining academic entrepreneurial motivation in China: the role of regional policy, organizational support, and individual characteristics
verfasst von: Wei Zhou
Min Jiang
Hailunbeier Li
Publikationsdatum: 02.02.2023
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Small Business Economics / Ausgabe 3/2023
Print ISSN: 0921-898X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0913
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00732-y

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