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Akilimali Ephrem
Faculty of Economics and Management, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Bukavu 570, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Journal article
Published: 07 April 2021 in Sustainability
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The proponents of the entrepreneurial motivation dichotomy have argued that opportunity-driven entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed and sustain in entrepreneurship, unlike people who start-up businesses out of necessity. However, disagreement still exists on why and under which conditions the former might outperform the latter. This research contributes to this debate by examining the mediation role of psychological capital in the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business success among youths. This study relied on a random sample of 295 young entrepreneurs surveyed from Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We applied partial least squares to analyze the hypothesized relationships. Evidence for the positive effect of opportunity-led motivation on psychological capital was found, but the findings did not support any direct effect of entrepreneurial motivation on business success. Instead, psychological capital positively and significantly mediated the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business success. This paper makes a distinctive new contribution to the understanding of the intriguing and controversial entrepreneurial motivation dichotomy—a business success relationship. To this end, we have found out that opportunity entrepreneurs have 3% more chance of succeeding in businesses compared to necessity entrepreneurs, because the former outperform the latter by 4% in the dimensions of psychological capital. This paper has new policy implications, as it reveals the great importance of psychological capital in promoting business success, thus reducing unemployment among youths, and offers tips from which psychological capital can be built or improved.

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Akilimali Ephrem; Paul Nguezet; Ishara Charmant; McEDWARD Murimbika; Bola Awotide; Abdoulaye Tahirou; Mulindangabo Lydie; Victor Manyong. Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4087 .

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Akilimali Ephrem, Paul Nguezet, Ishara Charmant, McEDWARD Murimbika, Bola Awotide, Abdoulaye Tahirou, Mulindangabo Lydie, Victor Manyong. Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4087.

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Akilimali Ephrem; Paul Nguezet; Ishara Charmant; McEDWARD Murimbika; Bola Awotide; Abdoulaye Tahirou; Mulindangabo Lydie; Victor Manyong. 2021. "Entrepreneurial Motivation, Psychological Capital, and Business Success of Young Entrepreneurs in the DRC." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4087.

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Published: 19 March 2021 in Sustainability
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country with a high agricultural productivity potential; however, the agribusiness sector remains unattractive to youths. This study examined the extent to which perceived social norms and psychological capital affect youths’ intentions to pursue agribusiness opportunities in the Eastern DRC. Data was collected on a sample of 600 youths. We applied Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS−SEM) in order to examine the relationship between the variables. The findings indicated that most of the youths did not select agribusiness as their top career choice. The intention to engage in agribusiness activities was significantly higher among the youths who perceived that agribusiness was socially valued and supported. Psychological capital significantly and positively affects youths’ agripreneurial intention. The findings contribute to the underlying Theory of Planned Behavior by supporting a positive mediation role of psychological capital—and the moderating roles of educational level, gender, access to land, and location—on the relationship between perceived social norms and agripreneurial intention. The paper concludes that the provision of funds is not enough to promote youth agripreneurship in an environment in which agricultural-related social norms, youths’ psychological capital, gender, access to land, educational level, and location (rural versus urban) are not thoroughly considered.

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Akilimali Ephrem; Paul Nguezet; McEDWARD Murimbika; Zoumana Bamba; Victor Manyong. Perceived Social Norms and Agripreneurial Intention among Youths in Eastern DRC. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3442 .

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Akilimali Ephrem, Paul Nguezet, McEDWARD Murimbika, Zoumana Bamba, Victor Manyong. Perceived Social Norms and Agripreneurial Intention among Youths in Eastern DRC. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (6):3442.

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Akilimali Ephrem; Paul Nguezet; McEDWARD Murimbika; Zoumana Bamba; Victor Manyong. 2021. "Perceived Social Norms and Agripreneurial Intention among Youths in Eastern DRC." Sustainability 13, no. 6: 3442.