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Author(s): | Costa, S. F. Caetano, A. Santos, S. C. |
Date: | 2016 |
Title: | Entrepreneurship as a career option: do temporary workers have the competencies, intention and willingness to become entrepreneurs? |
Volume: | 25 |
Number: | 2 |
Pages: | 129 - 154 |
ISSN: | 0971-3557 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.1177/0971355716650363 |
Keywords: | Career path Entrepreneurial competencies Entrepreneurial intention Temporary workers |
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. |
Peerreviewed: | yes |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | BRU-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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