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DOI 10.35609/gjbssr.2014.2.1(8)

Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Lim, W.L; Lee, Y.L.E; Ramasamy, R. (2014). Personality, prior knowledge, social capital and entrepreneurial intentions: Entrepreneurial alertness as mediator, Global J. Bus. Soc. Sci. Review, 2 (1): 68 – 78. https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2014.2.1(8)

Received: December 23, 2013 | Accepted: January 22, 2014

Personality, prior knowledge, social capital and entrepreneurial intentions: Entrepreneurial alertness as mediator
Wei Lee Lim,Yvonne Lean Ee Lee,Ravindran Ramasamy
UCSI University, Multimedia University, Unirazak University, Malaysia Abstract

Objective - This empirical study aims to examine the role of entrepreneurial alertness as a mediator to personality traits, prior knowledge and social capital in influencing the potential of entrepreneurial intention.

Methodology/Technique - A total of 212 questionnaires were personally distributed in the Kuala Lumpur area. The data was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) employing the Baron and Kenny method with bootstrapping method in testing for mediation effect.

Findings - The findings concluded that there are significant relationships between the three variables; prior knowledge, social capital and personality traits with the entrepreneurial intention which is mediated by entrepreneurial alertness. Social capital and prior knowledge in the form of entrepreneurships courses and entrepreneurial experience have positive relationship with entrepreneurial intention and hence attention should be directed towards them.

Novelty - Demonstrate the originality or value of the paper which makes it different from prior studies.

Type of Paper: Review

Keywords : Entrepreneurial intention; alertness; prior knowledge; social capital; personality; mediator.

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