A dynamic account of self-efficacy in entrepreneurship

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A dynamic account of self-efficacy in entrepreneurship. / Gielnik, Michael Marcus; Bledow, Ronald; Stark, Miriam.
In: Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 105, No. 5, 05.2020, p. 487-505.

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Gielnik MM, Bledow R, Stark M. A dynamic account of self-efficacy in entrepreneurship. Journal of Applied Psychology. 2020 May;105(5):487-505. Epub 2019 Sept 19. doi: 10.1037/apl0000451

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title = "A dynamic account of self-efficacy in entrepreneurship",
abstract = "We present a dynamic account of self-efficacy in entrepreneurship that integrates social-cognitive and control theory. According to our dynamic account, variability in self-efficacy energizes action because it involves self-motivation and discrepancy perception as competing motivational processes. We argue that variability and the average level in self-efficacy nascent entrepreneurs display over time support the enactment of entrepreneurial intentions and predict business ownership. The proposed positive effect of variability further implies an inverted u-shaped relationship between self-efficacy at a single point in time and business ownership. To test these hypotheses, we repeatedly assessed entrepreneurial self-efficacy of nascent African entrepreneurs during a 12-week entrepreneurship training program (total N = 241). Twelve months later, we assessed business ownership (total N = 190). We found that variability and the average level in entrepreneurial self-efficacy participants displayed during the training program were positively related to business ownership. Furthermore, for participants with strong entrepreneurial intentions, we found an inverted u-shaped relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy after the training program and business ownership. The study suggests that social-cognitive and control theory highlight different facets of self-regulation that both need to be accounted for to explain goal achievement in entrepreneurship. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).",
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