An exploratory study of technopreneurial intentions: a career anchor perspective

This study investigated if the career anchors of research scientists and engineers (RSEs) influenced their entrepreneurial intentions and the types of businesses they intended to found. The results showed that the security anchor negatively impacted on entrepreneurial intentions, while the manageria...

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Published in:Journal of business venturing 2004, Vol.19 (1), p.7-28
Main Authors: Lee, Soo Hoon, Wong, Poh Kam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career anchors
Careers
Entrepreneurial intentions
Entrepreneurs
Personality
R&D
Research & development
Research scientists/engineers
Researchers
Situational constraints
Studies
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Summary:This study investigated if the career anchors of research scientists and engineers (RSEs) influenced their entrepreneurial intentions and the types of businesses they intended to found. The results showed that the security anchor negatively impacted on entrepreneurial intentions, while the managerial anchor had a positive impact. Mixed results were found for the technical and creativity anchors, while no impact was found for the autonomy anchor. Those with a technical anchor intended to found businesses within their technical field, while those involved in applied research intended to found businesses outside their technical field. Situational factors did not moderate the RSEs' entrepreneurial intentions.
ISSN:0883-9026
1873-2003
DOI:10.1016/S0883-9026(02)00112-X