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An Influence of Intolerance of Uncertainty on Entrepreneurial Intention of College Students: Focused on Start-up Support System Perception  

Ko, Sang Hee (The Graduate School of G. B. Entrepreneurship, Yonsei University)
Park, Woojin (MIRAE Campus, Division of Business Administration, Yonsei University)
Bae, Byung Yun (Division of Business Administration, Halla University)
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship / v.17, no.5, 2022 , pp. 95-104 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to find out the influence of the intolerance of uncertainty on entrepreneurial intention by focusing on the start-up support system awareness. While most of existing studies focused on the positive psychological variables and individual environmental characteristics influencing on the entrepreneurial intention, this study has taken a look at the influence of the intolerance of uncertainty as the psychological variable to the entrepreneurial intention to negatively act on the entrepreneurial intention. As a result of the analysis, the intolerance of uncertainty under the control of entrepreneurship and gender is shown to have the negative (-) influence on the entrepreneurial intention and has high level of recognition on the start-up support system perception, and the start-up support system perception is confirmed to have positive (+) influence on the entrepreneurial intention. And, it also indicates that, with respect to the influence of the intolerance of uncertainty on the entrepreneurial intention, the start-up support system perception has the partial medium effect. Following this result of the study, it provides following indications: First the existing studies on the entrepreneurial intention had not covered the intolerance of uncertainty but it is confirmed as the psychological variable with negative influence on the entrepreneurial intention. Second, it is feasible for the preliminary start-up businesses may turn the fear on start-up failure into positive entrepreneurial intention with the start-up support system perception as the leading vehicle. And, third, based on the result, the government should enhance the start-up support system perception even more by seeking ways of efficient publicity to enable more preliminary start-up businesses to participate in diverse start-up support policies. Lastly, it discusses the limitations of this study as well as proposal for ensuing study plans.
Keywords
Intolerance of Uncertainty; Start-up Support System Perception; Entrepreneurial Intention;
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