Similar but yet different: individual cognitive traits and family contingencies as antecedents of intrapreneurship and self-employment

This paper investigates individual decision-making processes when facing diverse entrepreneurial activities, focusing on intrapreneurship and self-employment. Using secondary and survey data, it examines the roles of socio-cognitive traits (entrepreneurial alertness and self-efficacy) and family contingency factors (work-family conflict and household income) in entrepreneurial choice. Findings reveal that entrepreneurial alertness and self-efficacy positively affect both intrapreneurship and self-employment, with a stronger effect on the latter. The interaction between these traits negatively affects intrapreneurship but positively affects self-employment. Family-to-work conflict weakens this interaction, while work-to-family conflict strengthens its effect on self-employment. Household income strengthens the interaction's effect on both choices. The study contributes to a nuanced understanding of the interplay between individual cognitive traits, family contingencies, and entrepreneurial choices.

Yongchun Huang, Shangshuo Wu, Chengmeng Chen, Chen Zou, Anqi Pan