Abstract:
This study incorporates three primary perspectives used in international
comparisons of entrepreneurial intentions—culture, economic conditions
and education—in a study of attitudes toward entrepreneurship.
Using samples drawn from two countries with distinctly different cultures,
economies and education—Turkey and the United States—we
develop and test hypotheses regarding the impact of these factors on
entrepreneurial intentions and on perceptions of motives and barriers
regarding entrepreneurship. For motive and barriers, we discuss
and distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic factors. We observe a
number of significant differences between the two sample groups and
significant relationships between explanatory factors, intentions and
motives and barriers. We discuss the implications of the study for
entrepreneurship education and for future research.
