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The mediating role of planned behaviour in the religiosity and nascent entrepreneurship nexus

Emmanuel Onjewu, Adah-Kole; Anosike, Paschal; Godwin, Eun Sun

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Adah-Kole Emmanuel Onjewu

Paschal Anosike

Eun Sun Godwin



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Purpose: Increasingly, there is scholarly recognition that individuals' faith constitutes a background factor much like other antecedents conditioning entrepreneurial inclination. Yet, there is room to expand knowledge on how faith interrelates with psychological and social determinants of entrepreneurship, especially in under-researched contexts such as Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: This inquiry conceptualises associations between religiosity and (1)entrepreneurial self-efficacy, (2) entrepreneurial attitudes (3) and subjective norms as predictors of nascent entrepreneurship. For analysis, 1,259 observations of Nigerian students are assessed by structural equation modelling. Findings: The path analysis showed that the religiosity–nascent entrepreneurship nexus is altogether mediated by entrepreneurial self-efficacy, entrepreneurial attitudes and subjective norms. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy is found to have the greatest impact on nascent entrepreneurship, followed by subjective norms and then entrepreneurial attitudes. Originality/value: Theoretically, this study is one of the first to test all three dimensions of the theory of planned behaviour in the religiosity–nascent entrepreneurship nexus. It draws fresh attention to faith motivation and praxis, role-taking and attribution theory as explainers of the inherent correlations. Practically, the findings summon stakeholders to consider religious activity in the delivery of entrepreneurship programmes.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 9, 2023
Online Publication Date Aug 16, 2023
Publication Date Oct 6, 2023
Deposit Date Aug 29, 2023
Publicly Available Date Sep 6, 2023
Journal International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research
Print ISSN 1355-2554
Publisher Emerald
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 29
Issue 8
Pages 1950-1969
Series ISSN 1355-2554
DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-08-2022-0771
Keywords Religiosity, Entrepreneurial self-efficacy, Attitudes, Subjective norms, Nascent entrepreneurship
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11066455

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