Entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions: the role of access to resources and individual entrepreneurial orientation, Azra Bičo, Hamza Smajić, Dr Šejma Aydin and Dr Emil Knezović
Azra Bičo
Department of Economics and Management
International University of Sarajevo
Hrasnička cesta 15, 71210 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Email: abico@ius.edu.ba
Hamza Smajić
Department of Economics and Management
International University of Sarajevo
Hrasnička cesta 15, 71210 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Email: hsmajic@ius.edu.ba
Dr Šejma Aydin
Department of Economics and Management
International University of Sarajevo
Hrasnička cesta 15, 71210 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Email: saydin@ius.edu.ba
Dr Emil Knezović
Department of Economics and Management
International University of Sarajevo
Hrasnička cesta 15, 71210 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Email: eknezovic@ius.edu.ba
Paper type: Research Paper
Received: 18 February 2022 / Revised: 31 July 2022 / Accepted: 5 August 2022 / Published: 15 April 2024
DOI: 10.47556/J.WJEMSD.20.1.2024.4
Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between access to resources and entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions, considering the mediating role of individual entrepreneurial orientation.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The data from 788 individuals in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) were collected using an online questionnaire. To test hypotheses, structural equation modelling was performed.
Findings: The findings indicate support for the relationship between access to resources and entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions. In addition, the mediating role of individual entrepreneurial orientation was partially supported.
Research Limitations/Implications: Three main limitations constrain this study: cross-sectional data collected using snowball sampling, measuring access to capital by only two dimensions, and not controlling for specifics of different populations. However, the research is still valuable and suggests ways for improvement for institutions and agencies in B&H that provide formal and non-formal education, and policy-makers.
Originality: The study contributes to the literature by taking a combined environmental and individual factors approach in investigating entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions in a unique context of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Intention; Intrapreneurial Intention; Access to Resources; Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation; Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Citation: Bičo, A., Smajić, H., Aydin, Š. and Knezović, E. (2024): Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Intentions: The Role of Access to Resources and Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 57–73.
