Self-Efficacy for Resolving Environmental Uncertainties: Implications for Entrepreneurial Educational and Support Programs

Authors

• Helen Pushkarskaya, University of KentuckyFollow
• Ellen L. Usher, University of KentuckyFollow

Volume

48

Issue

1

DOI

10.34068/joe.48.01.06

Abstract

Using a unique sample of rural Kentucky residents, we demonstrated that, in the domain of operational and competitive environmental uncertainties, self-efficacy beliefs are significantly higher among nascent entrepreneurs than among non-entrepreneurs. We employed the hierarchical logistic regression analysis to demonstrate that this result is robust across gender and marital status. Contrary to previous studies, we found that married females with high self-efficacy in the domain of financial uncertainties are less likely to start a new business than females with low self-efficacy in that domain. Based on our results, we offer suggestions for entrepreneurial educational and support programs.

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Recommended Citation

Pushkarskaya, H., & Usher, E. L. (2010). Self-Efficacy for Resolving Environmental Uncertainties: Implications for Entrepreneurial Educational and Support Programs. Journal of Extension, 48(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.48.01.06