Components

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Entrepreneurial intention

I am ready to do anything to be an entrepreneur

0.409

My professional goal is to become an entrepreneur

0.589

I will make every effort to start and run my own firm

0.790

I am determined to create a firm in the future

0.776

I have very seriously thought of starting a firm

0.829

I have the firm intention to start a firm some day

0.832

Attitude to entrepreneurship

Being an entrepreneur implies more advantages than disadvantages to me

0.698

A career as entrepreneur is attractive for me

0.830

If I have the opportunities and resources, I would like to start a firm

0.584

Being an entrepreneur would entail great satisfactions for me

0.707

Among various options, I would rather be an entrepreneur

0.701

Perceived behavioural control

To start a firm and keep it working would be easy for me

0.500

I am prepared to start a viable firm

0.540

I can control the creation process of a new firm

0.726

I know the necessary practical details to start a firm

0.855

I know how to develop an entrepreneurial project

0.792

If I try to start a firm, I would have a high probability of succeeding

0.522

Subjective norms

My immediate family would approve of my decision to start a business

0.789

My friends would approve of my decision to start a business

0.890

My colleagues/peers would approve of my decision to start a business

0.810

Eigen value

7.556

2.019

1.691

1.337

Variance explained (63.009 %)

19.022

17.443

15.392

11.154

Cronbach’s Apha

0.855

0.841

0.826

0.797