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标题：Exploring entrepreneurial alertness and entrepreneurial intention in times of the COVID-19 pandemic
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作者：Dino Arnaut ; Marina Stanić ; Damir Bećirović 等
期刊名称：Management - Journal of Contemporary Management Issues
印刷版ISSN：1331-0194
电子版ISSN：1846-3363
出版年度：2022
卷号：27
期号：1
页码：237-249
语种：English
出版社：University of Split, Faculty of Economics
摘要：The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unexpected level of uncertainty worldwide. However, not everyone responds to uncertainty in the same way. This study examines the fundamental constructs of entrepreneurship - entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial alertness - in the context of the new uncertainty created by the pandemic. The study design included the CAWI method and a sample of students from two higher education institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Consistent with previous studies, the research results confirmed a strong positive relationship between entrepreneurial alertness and the main elements of the theory of planned behaviour. The final model shows a partial mediation effect of attitude and control variables in the relationship between evaluation and judgement (the dimension of entrepreneurial alertness) and entrepreneurial intention. In addition, the results suggest that pandemic-induced uncertainty is not related to individuals’ decisions to start a business. However, the perception of the pandemic as a threat may increase individuals’ willingness to be alert. The results are discussed, considering entrepreneurial intention and alertness as predictors of entrepreneurial behaviour and their sensitivity to current environmental uncertainty.