Research Article
Social Networks and Entrepreneurship The Mediating Role of Alertness
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-11-2022.2326784, author={Zhiwen Zhou and Wanying Fu}, title={Social Networks and Entrepreneurship The Mediating Role of Alertness}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Economic Management and Model Engineering, ICEMME 2022, November 18-20, 2022, Nanjing, China}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICEMME}, year={2023}, month={2}, keywords={entrepreneurial environment; entrepreneurial passion; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial alertness}, doi={10.4108/eai.18-11-2022.2326784} }- Zhiwen Zhou
Wanying Fu
Year: 2023
Social Networks and Entrepreneurship The Mediating Role of Alertness
ICEMME
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-11-2022.2326784
Abstract
Based on information processing theory and emotion consistency theory, this study reviewed pieces of literature on four variables, namely, social networks, entrepreneurial alertness, entrepreneurial behavior and entrepreneurial emotion, preliminarily determined the relationship among each variable, and proposed relevant hypotheses. Then this study to explore empirically the relationship between the variables, and discuss the empirical study based on the above theory, information processing theory, emotional consistency of social networks, entrepreneurial alertness, entrepreneurial behavior, business sentiment has carried on the literature review four variables, the relationship between the variables were initially determined, put forward relevant assumptions. Subsequently, this study empirically explores the relationship between variables and discusses the empirical analysis results mentioned above. Social networks positively influences entrepreneurial behavior, entrepreneurial alertness mediates the relationship between social networks and entrepreneurial behavior, and negative entrepreneurial emotion negatively moderates the relationship between social networks and entrepreneurial behavior.
