The Role of Trait Competitiveness and Entrepreneurial Alertness in the Cognitive Process of Entrepreneurship Among Students: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study Between Vietnam and Poland
Cong Doanh Duong, Thi Loan Le, Ngoc Thang Ha
Keywords:
trait competitiveness, entrepreneurial alertness, theory of planned behaviour, entrepreneurial intention
Abstract:
Our study aims to explore the influences of trait competitiveness and entrepreneurial alertness on
the cognitive process of entrepreneurship in the cross-cultural context of Vietnam and Poland,
two emerging nations with different levels of economic and social development. To achieve this
research goal, two student questionnaire surveys were carried out at universities and institutes in
Vietnam and Poland. Structural equation modelling (SEM) with a bootstrapping approach was
utilised to test the proposed hypotheses and conceptual model. Eight hypotheses were statistically
supported by the Vietnamese dataset, confirming the significant and positive effects of both
trait competitiveness and entrepreneurial alertness on the cognition process of entrepreneurship.
However, for the Polish data, trait competitiveness was not found to be associated with an
entrepreneurial attitude, perceived behaviour control, or entrepreneurial intention, while
entrepreneurial alertness was positively related to perceived behavioural control. Our study has
significantly contributed to the entrepreneurship literature by increasing the knowledge about
the central role of trait competitiveness and entrepreneurial alertness on the cognitive process
of business ventures in two emerging countries, where to the best of our knowledge, few studies
related to our topic have been researched. Moreover, practical contributions are also offered for
educational institutions and practitioners to stimulate university students’ business venturing
activities.
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10.7441/joc.2021.04.02
Duong, C. D., Le, T. L., & Ha, N. T. (2021). The Role of Trait Competitiveness and Entrepreneurial
Alertness in the Cognitive Process of Entrepreneurship Among Students: A Cross-Cultural
Comparative Study Between Vietnam and Poland. Journal of Competitiveness, 13(4), 25–42. https://doi.org/10.7441/joc.2021.04.02
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