La propensión efectual y la propensión causal como factores determinantes de las intenciones emprendedorasuna aplicación en el sector turístico

Abstract

Today, economic impulse finds its driving force in the entrepreneurial spirit, becoming an essential tool for job creation and wealth generation. In this scenario, tourism stands out as an industry with many possibilities for business development. For this reason, developed countries recognise the importance of encouraging entrepreneurship, especially among university students, as higher education provides a unique platform for cultivating the ability to carry out entrepreneurial projects. Effectuation theory has analysed entrepreneurial behaviour in terms of causal logic and effectual logic. However, the literature has not yet explored this behaviour in individuals who have not started their businesses. Studying the effectual or causal propensity in individuals who have never been involved in entrepreneurship is intriguing. Given this gap in the literature, this paper seeks to analyse the impact of effectual and causal propensity on entrepreneurial intentions, focusing on a sample of 242 undergraduate students of tourism from the universities of Cadiz and Seville. The results revealed that both variables are determinants of entrepreneurial intentions, thus contributing two new factors to the academy: causal propensity and effectual propensity. Moreover, these findings have practical implications by providing public and private agents with tools for pre-assessing potential entrepreneurs and guiding them towards better adapting to the effectual and causal logics in the business environment.