Exploring the Link Between Mentoring and Intangible Outcomes of Entrepreneurship: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy and Moderating Effects of Gender
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2020
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Frontiers in Psychology
Abstract
Entrepreneurship education is increasingly becoming a focal strategy for promoting
entrepreneurship, particularly to foster entrepreneurial intentions and startups. However,
learning and support are equally important after startup for novice entrepreneurs to
gain a good level of confidence to manage their business and achieve the desired
outcomes. Using a sample of 189 young self-employed individuals in Uganda, this study
examines the differential impact of mentoring and self-efficacy on the achievement of
intangible outcomes of entrepreneurship including satisfaction of need for autonomy,
work satisfaction and the intention to stay in self-employment. We found self-efficacy to
mediate the effects of mentoring on these intangible outcomes. In addition, the results
showed substantial gender differences. Whereas women’s satisfaction of the need for
autonomy and intention to stay in self-employment were strongly associated with the
direct effects of mentoring, their male counterparts seemed to benefit more if mentoring
resulted in increased self-efficacy. Overall, our findings suggest that whereas mentoring
improves the competence of small business owners and consequently achievement of
superior outcomes, mentoring should also focus on boosting self-efficacy which in turn
is essential for the application of the entrepreneurial competencies.
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Autonomy, Entrepreneurial mentoring, Entrepreneurial outcomes, Gender differences
Citation
Baluku, M. M., Matagi, L., & Otto, K. (2020). Exploring the link between mentoring and intangible outcomes of entrepreneurship: the mediating role of self-efficacy and moderating effects of gender. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1556. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01556