RT journal article
T1 Why not now? Intended timing in entrepreneurial intentions
T2 ¿Por qué no ahora? El momento elegido en las intenciones emprendedoras
A1 Ramos Rodríguez, Antonio Rafael
A1 Medina Garrido, José Aurelio
A1 Ruiz Navarro, José
A2 Organización de Empresas
K1 Entrepreneurial intention
K1 Entrepreneurial education
K1 Structural equation modelling
K1 SEM
K1 Entrepreneur
K1 Entrepreneurs
K1 Entrepreneurship
K1 University students
AB Understanding the formation of entrepreneurial intention is critical, given that it is the first step in the entrepreneurial process. Little research has been undertaken to investigate the intended timing of future entrepreneurial activities. The aim of this paper is to analyse the formation of entrepreneurial intentions among final-year university students after graduation in terms of the timeframe it would take them to start their own business. Potential rapid entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-in-waiting were compared using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). A variance-based structural equation modelling approach was used for the sample of 851 final-year university students with entrepreneurial intentions who participated in GUESSS project. The results obtained contribute to the understanding of how entrepreneurial intentions are formed, particularly, how intended timing plays a moderating role in the relationships of the variables of the theoretical model of TPB. The findings of this study have practical implications for entrepreneurship education, and they can help policy makers develop more effective policies and programs to promote entrepreneurship.
PB Springer
SN 1554-7191
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29834
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29834
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 09-nov-2026