The influence of job satisfaction on entrepreneurial intention: A cross-level investigation.

Li, Jie; Yang, Feifei; Qi, Jipeng; Sun, Ruijie; Geng, Ruoshi

This article develops a framework to demonstrate how employee job satisfaction influences entrepreneurial intentions. Based on new institutional theory, we examine our hypotheses using data from 39,394 employees from 27 countries; the results indicate that job satisfaction has a negative effect on entrepreneurial intentions moderated by uncertainty avoidance at the country level. Furthermore, a cross-level three-way interaction indicates that entrepreneurship legitimacy is an important climate-level variable that influences the entrepreneurial intentions of employees. We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings and future research directions.

INTENTION; JOB satisfaction; RISK aversion

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 2022, Vol 40, Issue 3, p385

0266-2426

Academic Journal

10.1177/02662426211018831