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New Technologies and Entrepreneurial Intention

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Managing Complexity

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New technologies are powerful tools to create, disseminate, articulate, and exploit knowledge. Entrepreneurs use these technologies to promote the creation of new ventures. However, recent studies demonstrate that new technologies are not sufficient to enhance the process of venture creation. We use the fundamentals of the theory of planned behavior to understand the impact of new technologies on entrepreneurial intention. Empirical literature related to university students shows that entrepreneurial intention is dependent on attitudes toward entrepreneurship, social norms, and self-efficacy. We therefore evaluate an empirical model in a sample of students enrolled in the 2012–2013 academic year in the University of Valladolid (Spain).

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  1. INSISOC Research Group, Department of Business Management and Marketing, Business School of Universidad de Valladolid, Pso del Cauce S/N, 47011, Valladolid, Spain

    Natalia Martin-Cruz

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Dpto. de Organización de Empresas y CIM, Universidad de Valladolid, Pso del Cauce S/N, 47011, Valladolid, Spain

    Ana Isabel Rodriguez-Escudero

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  1. INSISOC, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

    Cesáreo Hernández

  2. INSISOC, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

    Adolfo López-Paredes

  3. INSISOC, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

    José M. Pérez-Ríos

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Martin-Cruz, N., Rodriguez-Escudero, A. (2014). New Technologies and Entrepreneurial Intention. In: Hernández, C., López-Paredes, A., Pérez-Ríos, J. (eds) Managing Complexity. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04705-8_6

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