#4741. The provenance and effects of entrepreneurial inspiration

August 2026publication date
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Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous);
Business and International Management;
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Abstract:
Building on authoritative studies on inspiration in the field of psychology (e.g. Thrash and Elliot, 20XX, 20XX), this study aims to clarify how entrepreneurial inspiration – an emotional state of personal attraction toward entrepreneurship – is created and how it affects entrepreneurial intentions. First, receptiveness to inspiration is introduced as a potential entrepreneurial feeling trait that constitutes a universal enabler of entrepreneurial inspiration alongside typically idiosyncratic inspirational triggers. Second, this study proposes to reinforce the theoretical base of the relation between entrepreneurial inspiration and entrepreneurial intentions by applying the affect infusion model (AIM) and empirically testing its explanatory power. Hypotheses are tested through independent and dependent sample t-tests and hierarchical regression analyses with an interaction effect. Data originate from a pre-post course survey among 342 entrepreneurship students from various countries and institutions. The results confirm a positive relation between receptiveness to inspiration and entrepreneurial inspiration. This study provides much needed, theory-informed, insight into the formation of entrepreneurial inspiration. Finally, the rare multi-country, multi-institution nature of the sample reinforces the external validity of the findings.
Keywords:
Emotion; Entrepreneurial intentions; Entrepreneurship education; Inspiration

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