If you cant´t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen: Perceived inten-sity of competition and entreprenurial entry
- Previous research examining the link between individuals’ preferences for competition and occupational choice has not taken explicitly into account how the level of competition in various occupations is perceived by individuals. In contrast, we argue that individuals’ perception of intensity of competition is of key importance for linking theoretically and empirically individual competitiveness to occupational choice, particularly entrepreneurial entry. Using two datasets, one obtained from a student sample and the other from a general population sample, we provide empirical evidence that the relationship between individual competitiveness and occupational choice is moderated by perceived intensity of competition. Moreover, entrepreneurship is, on average, perceived as more competitively intense than paid employment in both samples implying that individuals shying away from competition and at the same time perceive particularly entrepreneurship as competitively intense are more likely to select into paid employment than intoPrevious research examining the link between individuals’ preferences for competition and occupational choice has not taken explicitly into account how the level of competition in various occupations is perceived by individuals. In contrast, we argue that individuals’ perception of intensity of competition is of key importance for linking theoretically and empirically individual competitiveness to occupational choice, particularly entrepreneurial entry. Using two datasets, one obtained from a student sample and the other from a general population sample, we provide empirical evidence that the relationship between individual competitiveness and occupational choice is moderated by perceived intensity of competition. Moreover, entrepreneurship is, on average, perceived as more competitively intense than paid employment in both samples implying that individuals shying away from competition and at the same time perceive particularly entrepreneurship as competitively intense are more likely to select into paid employment than into entrepreneurship.…
Author: | Werner Bönte, Diemo UrbigORCiD, Sandro Lombardo, Vivien D. ProcherORCiD |
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URL: | https://www.fgf-ev.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/G-Forum-2019-Program-12-09-2019-Druckvorlage.pdf |
Title of the source (German): | G-Forum Konferenz 2019: 23. Interdisziplinäre Jahreskonferenz zu Entrepreneurship, Innovation und Mittelstand „Die Chancen von KMU in einer globalisierten Welt" |
Document Type: | Conference publication peer-reviewed |
Language: | English |
Year of publication: | 2019 |
Contributing Corporation: | Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung e.V. |
Tag: | Competitiveness; Entrepreneurship; Perceived competitive intensity |
Volume/Year: | 23 |
First Page: | 10 |
Faculty/Chair: | Fakultät 5 Wirtschaft, Recht und Gesellschaft / FG ABWL, insbesondere empirische Unternehmensforschung und Transformation |