A cross-national study of entrepreneurial intent: the contextual effect of social trust and trust in government

Maleki, A, Funk, C, Moghaddam, K, Tajeddin, M and Simba, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-8211, 2023. A cross-national study of entrepreneurial intent: the contextual effect of social trust and trust in government. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. ISSN 0827-6331

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Abstract

This multilevel, cross–national study examines the influence of social trust and trust in government on latent entrepreneurs’ intention to start a business. Building upon the theory of institutional hierarchy and social relations, this research shows that the negative impact of fear of business failure on entrepreneurial intention varies across countries. Results indicate that such a negative relationship is weaker in countries with higher levels of social trust and trust in government. In other words, in a trusting environment, a sense of uncertainty and lack of control of startup issues may be mitigated by conflict compromise and efficient exchange of information among agents. Such understanding has profound academic, policy and business implications in both developing and developed nations.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Creators:	Maleki, A., Funk, C., Moghaddam, K., Tajeddin, M. and Simba, A.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Date:	17 April 2023
ISSN:	0827-6331
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/08276331.2023.2199635 DOI 1751974 Other
Rights:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship on [date of publication], available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/08276331.2023.2199635
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	24 Apr 2023 07:51
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2024 03:00
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48800

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