01765nas a2200181 4500008004100000245009000041210006900131260002700200300001400227490001200241520110000253653001501353653003201368100002101400700001801421700002001439856012401459 2008 eng d00aA Model Of Entrepreneurial Intentions Within The Persons With Disabilities Population0 aModel Of Entrepreneurial Intentions Within The Persons With Disa aChapel Hill, NC.c2008 aArticle 40 vVol. 283 aWhile self-employment presents many challenges, an entrepreneurial path for a person with a
disability can mean the difference between unemployment or severe underemployment and a truly
exceptional and prosperous career. Recent research highlights the importance of entrepreneurial
intentions (i.e., the interest of a person in starting, acquiring or buying a business) as a precursor
to entrepreneurial behavior (Zhao et al., 2005). Further, entrepreneurial self-efficacy (Zhao et al.,
2005), defined as the level of confidence individuals have to identify new opportunities, create
products, think creatively, or commercialize an idea, is positively associated with entrepreneurial
intention. In reviewing the literature on people with disabilities, however, we find reason to believe
that this model does not fully explain the entrepreneurial activities of persons with disabilities.
Thus, we integrate the literatures on entrepreneurship and people with disabilities to propose a
refined model. A few of the propositions offered by our model are included below.10aManagement10aStrategy & Entrepreneurship1 aBaldridge, David1 aDibrell, Clay1 aNeubaum, Donald uhttps://stage.business.oregonstate.edu/biblio/model-entrepreneurial-intentions-within-persons-disabilities-population-0