Central European Business Review 2017, 6(2):30-41 | DOI: 10.18267/j.cebr.178

Enterprise Potential, Entrepreneurial Intentions and Envy

Edit Terek1, Milan Nikolić2, Dragan Ćoćkalo3, Sanja Božić4, Aleksandra Nastasić5
1 Edit Terek, University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty"Mihajlo Pupin", Djure Djakovića bb, 23000, Zrenjanin, Serbia, edit@tfzr.uns.ac.rs; terekedita@gmail.com
2 Milan Nikolić, University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty"Mihajlo Pupin", Djure Djakovića bb, 23000, Zrenjanin, Serbia, milan.nikolic@tfzr.uns.ac.rs; mikaczr@sbb.rs
3 Dragan Ćoćkalo, University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty"Mihajlo Pupin", Djure Djakovića bb, 23000, Zrenjanin, Serbia, cole@tfzr.uns.ac.rs
4 Sanja Božić, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia, sanja.bozic@dgt.uns.ac.rs
5 Aleksandra Nastasić, Belgrade Polytechnic, Brankova 17, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia, anastasic@politehnika.edu.rs

This paper presents the results of research about the impact of envy on enterprise potential and entrepreneurial intentions. The research was conducted in Serbia and the respondents were students from 5 faculties, from the first to the fifth year of study. The results were gained by statistical analysis of the gathered information (380 completed questionnaires). Descriptive, correlation and regression analysis are the methods of statistical analysis that were used. From the dimensions of enterprise potential, the highest average value has the dimension Creativity, while from the dimensions of entrepreneurial intentions, the highest average value has the dimension Subjective norm. Of all the observed dimensions, the lowest value has the Envy dimension. Between envy and dimensions of enterprise potential and dimensions of entrepreneurial intentions, there are a number of statistically significant negative correlations. This is more prevalent at the dimension of entrepreneurial intentions. Feelings of inferiority in relation to other people and the perception of having a boring or a bad life have an especially negative impact on entrepreneurial potential and intentions. Envy, which occurs due to the desire for more entertainment, travel, and due to the perception of the lack of fortune, also has a negative impact on entrepreneurial potential and intentions, but the influence is considerably weaker. There is a statistically significant predictive effect of certain items of envy on enterprise potential dimensions and entrepreneurial intentions dimensions. But this fact is not so strongly expressed. Some results suggest the possibility (however small) that envy, in some circumstances, can mildly encourage entrepreneurial intention.

Keywords: envy; enterprise potential; entrepreneurial intentions; students; Serbia
JEL classification: D14, I23, L26

Received: February 28, 2017; Revised: May 5, 2017; Published: June 30, 2017  Show citation

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Terek, E., Nikolić, M., Ćoćkalo, D., Božić, S., & Nastasić, A. (2017). Enterprise Potential, Entrepreneurial Intentions and Envy. Central European Business Review, 6(2), 30-41. doi: 10.18267/j.cebr.178
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