GROWTH ASPIRATIONS AS A FUNCTION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PERCEPTIONS AND MOTIVATION
This research examines why entrepreneurs seek growth for their ventures. We develop and test a motivation perspective to determine if the motivation to improve one’s life through greater income or independence is associated with an entrepreneur’s aspirations for growth. We also develop an opportunity perspective to test whether characteristics of the opportunity can impact an entrepreneur’s judgment about the growth potential for the venture. We build and test hypotheses based on this research question, drawing on data from 196 entrepreneurs participating in the 2008 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey in the Republic of Korea. Our research finds that growth requires greater challenges. And growth aspirations are also associated with the belief that efforts will lead to successful outcomes.
DONNA KELLEY HYUNSUK LEE
Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship Babson College Babson Park, MA 02457 Department of Business Administration Seoul National University of Technology 172 Gongreung 2 dong,
国际会议
Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2010(2010创新与创业国际学术会议)
北京
英文
210-219
2010-07-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）