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How aging affects opportunity-necessity entrepreneurship: Demographic and perceptual view

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  • Yu-Yu Chang
  • Daniel A Sanchez-Loor
  • Hui-Ching Hsieh

    (Institute of International Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City)

  • Wei-Shiun Chang

    (Institute of International Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City; Center for Innovative Fintech Business Models, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City)

Abstract

Drawing upon the social-cognitive view and the intentionality-based entrepreneurial behavior model, this study investigates how individuals’ demographics and perceptions affect entrepreneurial intentions and how the effects vary along with age. The data were collected from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2015, which includes 35,141 respondents from 60 countries. Our finding suggests an inverted U-shaped relationship between age and both types of entrepreneurship. We also found a gender gap indicating that women and men are more likely to engage in necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship, respectively. Moreover, higher income and education lower the probability of necessity entrepreneurship, whereas higher income motivates opportunity entrepreneurship. JEL Classification: L26, M13

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  • Yu-Yu Chang & Daniel A Sanchez-Loor & Hui-Ching Hsieh & Wei-Shiun Chang, 2023. "How aging affects opportunity-necessity entrepreneurship: Demographic and perceptual view," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 48(1), pages 67-89, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ausman:v:48:y:2023:i:1:p:67-89
    DOI: 10.1177/03128962221101084
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    Keywords

    Age; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; necessity entrepreneurship; opportunity entrepreneurship; social-cognitive career theory;
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    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups

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