Entrepreneurial self-efficacy in Central Asian transition economies: quantitative and qualitative analyses

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Luthans, F; Ibrayeva, ES
• 署名单位: University of Nebraska System; University of Nebraska Lincoln; Minnesota State Colleges & Universities; Southwestern Minnesota State University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400173
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 92-110
• 关键词: entrepreneurial efficacy; international entrepreneurship; self-efficacy; entrepreneurship in transition economies; Kazakhstan entrepreneurs; Kyrgyzstan entrepreneurs

摘要

In both quantitative and qualitative field studies, the self-efficacy of entrepreneurs in the transition economies of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is examined. Using a social cognitive framework, the complex interaction among these entrepreneurs' (N = 133) personal characteristics, environment, and self-efficacy is analyzed by structural equation modeling. Their self-efficacy was found to have a direct and mediating impact on performance. Another sample of entrepreneurs from these countries (N = 239) qualitatively assessed what they actually do in their day-to-day activities. The findings from these two studies contribute to better understanding and have implications for successful entrepreneurial practice in countries undergoing the difficult process of transition to a market economy.