The power of motivation-goal fit in predicting entrepreneurial persistence

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2014.42.8.1345
Keywords:
motivation, need for achievement, organizational goals, motivation-goal fit, entrepreneurship, persistence, attraction-selection-attrition theory
Abstract

We employed a longitudinal approach and surveyed a sample of 90 nascent entrepreneurs to test our hypothesis that because entrepreneurs differ in both motivation and organizational goals, it is the fit between organizational goals and need for achievement that is a more powerful predictor of entrepreneurial persistence than is the combined effect of the 2. Our results support our hypothesis. Our findings contribute to both research on entrepreneurship and the theory of attraction–selection–attrition.

Author Biographies
  1. Haifeng Zhao, Tongji University
    Department of Management Science and Engineering
  2. Sibin Wu, University of Texas-Pan American
    College of Business Administration
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Published
2014-08-12
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Vol. 42 No. 8 (2014)
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