dc.contributor.author |
Dagher, Grace K. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Wu, Sibin |
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dc.contributor.author |
Matthews, Linda |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-05-24T07:05:08Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-05-24T07:05:08Z |
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dc.date.copyright |
2007 |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-05-24 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0140-9174 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10725/3876 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Purpose – The purpose of the study is to employ the need theory to investigate whether a need for achievement has an effect on persistence behavior among entrepreneurs, and whether a need for achievement and business goals interact to influence such persistence.
Design/methodology/approach – A longitudinal study of nascent entrepreneurs was conducted by a field survey in a metropolitan area of a mid‐western state in the USA. Logistic regression was used to test the hypotheses.
Findings – Need for achievement is found to be positively related to entrepreneurial persistence. Business goals are found to moderate the relationship between need for achievement and persistence.
Research limitations/implications
– The time span between the two waves of data collection in the longitudinal study might have been too short.
Practical implications
– This study highlights the importance of matching need for achievement and business goals. For complex tasks, a strong need for achievement should be accompanied with moderate business goals if persistence is to occur. Venture capitalists and government agencies can improve entrepreneurial success by keeping a close eye on the match.
Originality/value – Few studies have explored the issue of entrepreneurial persistence. The present study contributes to a better understanding of motivation and other variables that influence entrepreneurial persistence. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.title |
Need for achievement, business goals, and entrepreneurial persistence |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.description.version |
Published |
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dc.author.school |
SOB |
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dc.author.idnumber |
199709080 |
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dc.author.department |
Department of Management Studies (MNGT) |
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dc.description.embargo |
N/A |
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dc.relation.journal |
Management Research News |
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dc.journal.volume |
30 |
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dc.journal.issue |
2 |
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dc.article.pages |
928-941 |
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dc.keywords |
Targets |
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dc.keywords |
Entrepreneurs |
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dc.keywords |
United States of America |
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dc.identifier.doi |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01409170710833358 |
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dc.identifier.ctation |
Wu, S., Matthews, L. & Dagher, G. K. (2007). Need for achievement, business goals, and entrepreneurial persistence. Management Research News, 30(12), 928-941. |
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dc.author.email |
grace.dagher@lau.edu.lb |
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dc.identifier.tou |
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php |
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dc.identifier.url |
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/01409170710833358 |
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dc.orcid.id |
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8450-3526 |
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