Abstract
The study investigates the role of entrepreneurial passion and creativity as antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions, applying social cognitive theory as an underpinning framework. Specifically, this research focuses on American homebrewing, seen as a potential incubator for entrepreneurs. Results demonstrate entrepreneurial passion having a strong positive relationship with entrepreneurial intentions, even when entrepreneurial self‐efficacy is introduced as a mediator. Conversely, the relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intentions is mediated by entrepreneurial self‐efficacy, confirming that individuals also need to feel self‐efficacious enough to pursue entrepreneurial career. The findings advance the understanding of nascent entrepreneurship phenomenon within a particular hobby context.
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15. For additional checks the authors eliminated all cases that scored below 6 and no changes in the effects among the key variables were found.
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Alessandro Biraglia
Alessandro Biraglia is research fellow in Marketing at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
Vita Kadile
Vita Kadile is research fellow in Marketing at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.