Analysing academics’ entrepreneurial opportunities:: the influence of academic self-efficacy and networks

• Ignacio Mira-Solves ^[1] ; Marina Estrada-Cruz ^[1] ; José María Gómez-Gras ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
• Localización: European Research on Management and Business Economics, ISSN 2444-8834, Vol. 27, Nº. 2, 2021, págs. 78-88
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.iedeen.2021.100152
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• Resumen

  • Academic entrepreneurial opportunities are a key factor in the development of new spin-offs. This study examines the relationship between academic entrepreneurial opportunities perceived by academics and these academics’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) to determine which dimensions of ESE (among manage- ment, innovation, marketing, risk-taking and financial control) are significantly related to these opportuni- ties. It also analyses how industrial and entrepreneurial networks, as part of the university’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, influence this relationship. A quantitative method is used to achieve this goal, developing a struc- tural equations model and applying partial least squares technique to analyse a sample of 388 Spanish aca- demics. The results show that the dimensions of ESE related to variables such as management, innovation and marketing have a positive and significant relationship to perception of entrepreneurial opportunities.

    This situation is different, however, for dimensions such as risk-taking and financial control. Moreover, the findings show that entrepreneurial and industrial networks have a significant effect on this relationship.

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