Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy: Refining the Measure
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2009
Department
Management and International Business
Abstract
A growing number of studies on entrepreneurial motivation, intentions, and behavior include entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) as an explanatory variable. While there is broad consensus among researchers on the importance of including ESE in an intentionality model, there remain inconsistencies in the definition, dimensionality, and measurement of ESE. This study takes an important step toward refinement and standardization of ESE measurement. Within a new venture creation process framework, a multi-dimensional ESE instrument is developed and tested on a diverse sample that includes nascent entrepreneurs. Implications for entrepreneurship theory and entrepreneurship education are discussed.
Publication Title
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Volume
33
Issue
4
First Page
965
Last Page
988
Recommended Citation
McGee, J. E.,
Peterson, M.,
Mueller, S. L.,
Sequeira, J. M.
(2009). Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy: Refining the Measure. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33(4), 965-988.
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