Entrepreneurial orientation and motivation to start up a business: evidence from the health service industry

This study aims to investigate the entrepreneurial orientation and motivation to start up a business in a specific group of health care professionals (HCP), namely diagnostic and therapy technicians. Primary data collected through a sample of 367 HCP is used. The results regarding the entrepreneur’s...

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Published in:International entrepreneurship and management journal 2013-03, Vol.9 (1), p.77-94
Main Authors: Marques, Carla S. E., Ferreira, João J. M., Ferreira, Fernando A. F., Lages, Marisa F. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Culture
Economics
Education
Emerging Markets/Globalization
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Health services
Influence
Innovations
Management
Medical personnel
Professionals
Service industries
Sociology
Startups
Studies
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Summary:This study aims to investigate the entrepreneurial orientation and motivation to start up a business in a specific group of health care professionals (HCP), namely diagnostic and therapy technicians. Primary data collected through a sample of 367 HCP is used. The results regarding the entrepreneur’s psychological and cognitive profile supported the hypothesis that HCP who have previously created a firm have particular psychological and cognitive characteristics conducive to entrepreneurial activity. The results also demonstrate that motivation influences the willingness of firm creation. Additionally, this study highlights some implications for management seeking to promote the emergence of context-relevant conditions that would allow HCP to launch their own business venture more readily.
ISSN:1554-7191
1555-1938
DOI:10.1007/s11365-012-0243-2