Scientific journal paper Q2
Entrepreneurship as a career option: do temporary workers have the competencies, intention and willingness to become entrepreneurs?
Silvia Costa (Costa, S. F.); António Caetano (Caetano, A.); Susana Correia Santos (Santos, S. C.);
Journal Title
Journal of Entrepreneurship
Year (definitive publication)
2016
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
This study analyses the entrepreneurial intentions and the willingness of temporary workers to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. Specifically, we analyse the self-perception of entrepreneurial competencies of a group of temporary workers. A total of 184 temporary workers participated in the study. We performed a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) to identify profiles of entrepreneurial competencies according to temporary workers' entrepreneurial intention and willingness to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. We conclude that temporary workers do not always perceive themselves as having the necessary competencies to choose for entrepreneurship in their occupational paths. The self-perception of different levels of entrepreneurial competencies is also associated with different intentions and willingness to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. Finally, we provide insights for practice, which can be considered as a starting point for activities aiming to develop entrepreneurial competencies at the individual or organisational levels.
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Keywords
Career path,Entrepreneurial competencies,Entrepreneurial intention,Temporary workers
  • Economics and Business - Social Sciences
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Funding Reference Funding Entity
SFRH/BD/76079/2011 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
UID/GES/00315/2013 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia