Entrepreneurial Profiling: A Decision Policy Analysis of the Influence of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on Entrepreneurial Intent‪.‬

ABSTRACT An unresolved issue in the study of entrepreneurs is what factors do individuals consider before attempting to establish new ventures? Also, which of these factors are most influential to a decision after deliberation is complete? Previous studies have examined similar questions by developing inquiries of entrepreneurial self-efficacy that are based solely on discrete business functions. However, not only are functional assessments too venture-specific for the general nature of most entrepreneurial self-efficacy research, they are usually operationalized with self-report direct surveys that are highly susceptible to social desirability response bias.