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The Anáhuac journal
versión On-line ISSN 2683-2690versión impresa ISSN 1405-8448
Resumen
LANDA LIZARRALDE, Sara María y LANDA FOURNAIS, Luis Enrique. Perceptual Variables and Nascent. Entrepreneurship in Selected Latin American Countries. Evidence from the GEM 2018 APS. The Anáhuac j. [online]. 2024, vol.24, n.2, 2270. Epub 26-Nov-2024. ISSN 2683-2690. https://doi.org/10.36105/theanahuacjour.2024v24n2.2270.
The purpose is to provide empirical evidence of the impact of perceptual variables on a person’s decision to join or not to join a group of nascent entrepreneurs. The method followed is a logistic regression, which is applied to the most recent data from nine Latin American countries available in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2018, Adult Population Service, or GEM 2018 APS. Following the existing literature, we interconnect perceptual variables with control variables in the form of sociodemographic characteristics. New entrepreneurs tend to depend more on subjective perceptions than on sociodemographic variables. Evidence suggests that having the mentoring of a role model and the confidence in possessing the necessary knowledge and skills are inseparable variables with the most significant impact on the decision to become an entrepreneur. Our results also suggest that entrepreneurial knowledge does not necessarily originate from formal classroom education, as this variable was not significant in the model. The foregoing supports the hypothesis that confidence in one’s knowledge and abilities results from contact with other entrepreneurs who serve as role models, instructors, and mentors, which is consistent with the social learning theory.
Palabras llave : entrepreneurship; theory of planned behavior; Latin America; entrepreneurial intention.