Mª Isabel Delgado Piña / Luis Gómez Martínez / Ana María Romero Martínez / Elena Vázquez Inchausti

In this paper we analyze the intentions in creating a business on the part of a group of Argentine students in Strategic Human Resources Management in the University of Buenos Aires. The results of the study show that these students want to create their own business, but their possibilities depend on several factors. Among all of them, self-efficacy stands out; those students who show more self-efficacy are those who demonstrate more intention for creating a business. This intention is minor for the students who possess more social support. Neither family charges nor previous experience in entrepreneurship have a significant effect.

Entrepreneruship, cognitive factors, social factors

Delgado Piña, M.I.; Gómez Martínez, L.; Romero Martínez, A.M.; Vázquez Inchausti E. (2008): "¿Determinantes sociales y cognitivos en el espíritu emprendedor: un estudio exploratorio entre estudiantes argentinos"; Revista Cuadernos de Gestión, Vol.8; No.1, pp. 11-24

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