Abstract

This study investigates the impact of perceived formal, informal and regulatory support on entrepreneurial intention. In addition, entrepreneurial capacity and fear of failure are analyzed as predictors of the propensity toward entrepreneurship. An empirical analysis of students in B&H finds that informal support perceived as support of family and friends exert a significant positive influence on entrepreneurial intentions. Fear of failure has a significant adverse impact on entrepreneurial intentions while entrepreneurial capacity enhances entrepreneurial intention. The negative relationship between the fear of failure and entrepreneurial intention is moderated by informal support. In other words, support by family and friends dampens the negative relationship between fear of failure and entrepreneurial intention. The findings were confronted with an ex-post literature review.

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Title
Entrepreneurial intention of students in Bosnia and Herzegovina: what type of support matters?
Author
Turulja, Lejla 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Veselinovic, Ljiljan 1 ; Agic, Emir 1 ; Pasic-Mesihovic, Azra 1 

1  School of Economics and Business Sarajevo, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Pages
2713-2732
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
ISSN
1331677X
e-ISSN
18489664
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1730216
ProQuest document ID
2504154340
Copyright
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.