A cross-cultural study of motivation for self-employment: Comparing China, Mexico, and the USA

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:34:23Z
Fecha de publicación2012-01-01
ResumenPurpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relative levels of multiple individual and environmental factors that influence self-employment motivation in China, Mexico, and the USA and the effect of each factor on motivation for self-employment in each country. Design/methodology/approach: A survey was administered to 987 students at universities in the USA (n=535), Mexico (n=195), and China (n=257). Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to assure measurement model fit. Hypotheses were tested using ANOVA tests and regression analyses. Findings: Results indicate that: the USA has the individual and environmental factors most favorable to self-employment; Mexico has the highest level of motivation for self-employment; independence and risk taking are the best predictors of motivation for self-employment in all three countries; the predictive capability of independence, risk taking, and social networks appears similar for China and the USA; and the predictive capability of informal institutions, government support, and legal support appears similar for China and Mexico. Originality/value: In spite of abundant research on factors involving motivation for self-employment, little research has tested relationships among sizable sets of these factors in different countries. This paper examines the effects of multiple individual and environmental factors on self-employment motivation in China, Mexico, and the USA.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/13552551211268111es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/6150
Idiomaenes_ES
RelaciónInternational Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Researches_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1108/13552551211268111es_ES
DerechosAcceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuenteInternational Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
Palabra claveChinaes_ES
Palabra claveEntrepreneurial behavioures_ES
Palabra claveEntrepreneurialismes_ES
Palabra claveMexicoes_ES
Palabra claveMotivation (psychology)es_ES
Palabra claveSelf-employmentes_ES
Palabra claveUnited States of Americaes_ES
TítuloA cross-cultural study of motivation for self-employment: Comparing China, Mexico, and the USAes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorWang, Lei
AutorPrieto, Leonel
AutorHinrichs, Kim T.
AutorMilling, Homero Aguirre
AutorWang, Leies_ES
AutorPrieto, Leoneles_ES
AutorHinrichs, Kim T.es_ES
AutorMilling, Homero Aguirrees_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número6es_ES
Rango de páginas649-672es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1108/13552551211268111
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen18es_ES

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