Parents’ Performance in Entrepreneurship as a “Double-Edged Sword” for the Intergenerational Transmission of Entrepreneurship
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Criaco G.,
Philipp S.,
Karl W.,
Chirico F.,
Tommaso M.
Tipo
Articolo pubblicato in rivista scientifica
Anno
2017
Lingua
Inglese
Abstract
We investigate how perceived parents’ performance in entrepreneurship (PPE) affects the entrepreneurial career intentions of offspring. We argue that while perceived PPE enhances offspring’s perceived entrepreneurial desirability and feasibility because of exposure mechanisms, it weakens the translation of both desirability and feasibility into entrepreneurial career intentions due to upward social comparison mechanisms. Thus, perceived PPE acts as a double-edged sword for the intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship. Our predictions are tested and confirmed on a sample of 21,895 individuals from 33 countries. This study advances the literature on intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship by providing a foundation for understanding the social psychological conditions necessary for such transmission to occur.
Rivista
Small Business Economics
Pagina inizio
1
Pagina fine
30
