Robustness of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Predicting Entrepreneurial Intentions and Actions

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 39(3), 655-674

39 Pages Posted: 23 Jul 2013 Last revised: 22 Jul 2015

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Teemu Kautonen

Aalto University School of Business; Anglia Ruskin University

Marco van Gelderen

Massey University

Matthias Fink

Vienna University of Economics and Business; Anglia Ruskin University

Date Written: 2015

Abstract

This analysis demonstrates the relevance and robustness of the theory of planned behavior in the prediction of business start-up intentions and subsequent behavior based on longitudinal survey data (2011 and 2012; n = 969) from the adult population in Austria and Finland. By doing so, the study addresses two weaknesses in current research: the limited scope of samples used in the majority of prior studies and the scarcity of investigations studying the translation of entrepreneurial intentions into behavior. The paper discusses conceptual and methodological issues related to studying the intention–behavior relationship and outlines avenues for future research.

Keywords: entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial intention, theory of planned behavior

Suggested Citation

Kautonen, Teemu and Gelderen, Marco van and Fink, Matthias, Robustness of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Predicting Entrepreneurial Intentions and Actions (2015). Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 39(3), 655-674, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2297281

Teemu Kautonen (Contact Author)

Aalto University School of Business ( email )

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Anglia Ruskin University ( email )

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Marco van Gelderen

Massey University ( email )

College of Business, School of Management
Albany Campus
Auckland
New Zealand

Matthias Fink

Vienna University of Economics and Business

Welthandelsplatz 1
Vienna, Wien 1020
Austria

Anglia Ruskin University ( email )

East Road
Cambridge CB1 1PT
United Kingdom

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