Crossing the Entrepreneurial Rubicon: A Longitudinal Investigation
基于行动阶段心态理论，通过纵向实证研究揭示了从创业意向到实际创业启动的动态过程，发现创业意向仅在动机阶段能预测未来创业者，一旦跨越“创业卢比孔河”则不再有效，且支持需求会转向实施导向。
The dynamics leading from intention to start-up remain poorly understood. Drawing on the mindset theory of action phases, our empirical study identifies a motivational and a volitional phase in the pre-start-up stage. Only during the motivational phase does entrepreneurial intention help identify future starters. Once individuals have crossed the so-called entrepreneurial Rubicon, it no longer matters. We also show that, through this process, the support needs expressed by individuals evolve to become implementation-driven. To our knowledge, this is the first study to apply the mindset theory of action phases to nascent entrepreneurship. We discuss key implications for researchers and practitioners.