Entrepreneurial intention among high-school students: the importance of parents, peers and neighbors

Literature on the formation of intention toward entrepreneurship in adolescents has focused on either parental (vertical) transmission of social capital or network effects from peers or neighbors (horizontal). Considering the simultaneous effect of parents, peers, and neighbors, we suggest that such...

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Published in:Eurasian business review 2020-06, Vol.10 (2), p.225-251
Main Authors: PATUELLI, Roberto, SANTARELLI, Enrico, TUBADJI, Annie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Emerging Markets/Globalization
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Innovation/Technology Management
Peers
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Summary:Literature on the formation of intention toward entrepreneurship in adolescents has focused on either parental (vertical) transmission of social capital or network effects from peers or neighbors (horizontal). Considering the simultaneous effect of parents, peers, and neighbors, we suggest that such three levels identify a mechanism whereby the individual perception of their importance interacts with their objective characteristics. With a unique dataset for second-year high-school adolescents in the Italian city of Palermo, and employing Logit and 3SLS methods, we find evidence for a strong parental effect and for secondary peer (peers) effects on student intention. We also detect clear endogenous effects from the neighborhood and the overall context. Moreover, entrepreneurship is confirmed to be perceived, even by high-school students, as a buffer for possible unemployment and social mobility.
ISSN:1309-4297
2147-4281
DOI:10.1007/s40821-020-00160-y