Examining the Factorial Validity of the Entrepreneurial Career Motives Scale: A Five-Nation Comparison

dc.contributor.authorAbdul-Nasiru, I.
dc.contributor.authorAffum-Osei, E.
dc.contributor.authorGoto, S.G.
dc.contributor.authorYeung, J.C.
dc.contributor.authorWang, R.
dc.contributor.authorLam, H.
dc.contributor.authorChan, D.K.S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-09T09:45:44Z
dc.date.available2020-03-09T09:45:44Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-21
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study validates Shane et al.’s Entrepreneurial Career Motives Scale across nations. A total sample of 948 undergraduate and postgraduate students from five nations (China ¼ 229, Hong Kong ¼ 213, Holland ¼ 136, United States ¼ 155, and Ghana ¼ 215) were recruited to complete a survey designed to measure their entrepreneurial motives and other related constructs. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the hypothesized four-factor structure, namely, perceived recognition, sense of independence, pursuit of learning, and perceived roles. Results of the measurement invariance comparisons satisfactorily established measurement equivalence of the scale across nations, language versions, and genders. Both convergent and discriminant validities were established as the motives were associated with different constructs in an expected manner. Interestingly, different patterns in the entrepreneurial career motives emerged across nations. Overall, our findings provide support for the construct validity of the Entrepreneurial Motives Scale. Implications for practice, limitations, and future research directions are discussed.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFaculty of Social Science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong to Darius K.-S. Chan (Direct Grant for Research #: 4052145).en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1177/0894845319898870
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35144
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Career Developmenten_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;1-18
dc.subjectentrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subjectmotivesen_US
dc.subjectacross nationsen_US
dc.subjectentrepreneurial intentionsen_US
dc.titleExamining the Factorial Validity of the Entrepreneurial Career Motives Scale: A Five-Nation Comparisonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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