How institutional and educational support inspire sustainability-oriented entrepreneurship: exploring the (in)congruent intrinsic–extrinsic motivation mechanisms from a self-determination theory perspective
Randomized trial investigates how motivation and support affect sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial intentions.
Key Points
This research examines how intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, alongside institutional and educational support, influence sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial intentions.
Analyzed data from 385 participants using polynomial regression with response surface analysis.
Investigated the interactions between intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and their effects on sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial intentions.
Explored the direct and indirect influence of institutional and educational support.
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations significantly enhance sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial intentions.
Greater alignment between intrinsic and extrinsic motivations boosts their positive effects on intentions.
Institutional and educational support directly influences entrepreneurial intentions and indirectly fosters motivations.