The effect of entrepreneurial intention, innovation, and perceived creative behavior on entrepreneurship: Government support is a mediating variable

Syed Azharuddin 1 and Shaker M Al-Kahtani 2, *

1 Department of commerce, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, India.
2 Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Science, Albaydha University, Yemen.
 
Review
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 11(01), 1089–1105.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.11.1.0201
Publication history: 
Received on 25 December 2023; revised on 29 January 2024; accepted on 01 February 2024
 
Abstract: 
The study aims to know the direct impact of entrepreneurial intention, innovation, perceived creative behavior, and government influence on entrepreneurship. The study aims to know the indirect effect of entrepreneurial intention, innovation, and perceived creative behavior on entrepreneurship when using government support as a mediator. Data were collected through questionnaires for 140 employees in industrial companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which were conducted for two months in some industrial companies in the private sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This study uses structural equation model analysis from the Partial Least Squares program through the Smart Plus 4 programs. Through the analysis, we conclude that entrepreneurial intention positively and directly affects entrepreneurship. The study also showed that “entrepreneurial intention does not positively and directly affect Government support, but the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and government support is positive. The study showed that government support does not directly and positively affect entrepreneurship, and that the relationship between government support and entrepreneurship is negative. Through analysis, the study showed that innovation does not directly and positively affect entrepreneurship, and that the relationship between innovation and entrepreneurship is positive. The study showed that innovation positively and directly affects government support, and that the relationship between innovation and government support is positive. Through analysis, the study showed that perceived creative behavior positively and directly affects entrepreneurship, and that the relationship between perceived creative behavior and entrepreneurship is positive. Through analysis, the study showed that perceived creative behavior positively and directly affects government support, and that the relationship between creative behavior and government support is positive.
 
Keywords: 
Entrepreneurial Intention; Innovation; Perceived Creative Disposition; Government Support; Entrepreneurship; Asmarat Pls 4.
 
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