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From Entrepreneurial Intentions to Behaviors: Wandering In- Between and Wondering about Challenges and Avenues

In: Entrepreneurship - Trends and Challenges

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  • Wassim J. Aloulou

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In order to wander and understand the chasm between intentions and actions/behaviors, this chapter presents and discusses the leading theories (such as theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior), alternative ones (such as implementation intention theory and theory of goal-directed behavior), potential concepts bridging the intention-behavior gap (entrepreneurial motivation and commitment) and empirical intention-based models and their applicability and predictive validity in entrepreneurship field. For that purpose, it is argued that a socio- and cognitive psychological approach is the most suitable to understand entrepreneurship and in particular the intention-behavior link. This chapter invites entrepreneurship scholars to wonder about challenges in entrepreneurship research and education field and about potential research avenues. At the end, the chapter re-launches the debate by pointing out certain questionings for future research on entrepreneurial intentions and behaviors to produce novel knowledge.

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  • Wassim J. Aloulou, 2018. "From Entrepreneurial Intentions to Behaviors: Wandering In- Between and Wondering about Challenges and Avenues," Chapters, in: Silvio Manuel Da Rocha Brito (ed.), Entrepreneurship - Trends and Challenges, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:120603
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.70836
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    Keywords

    intentions; actions; behaviors; entrepreneurship; goal intentions; implementation intentions; motivation; volition; commitment;
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    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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