Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ) - Business Encounters: Life Scientist

Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire

Instructions

In the questionnaire value-scales below, some statements are positive while others are negative. For each statement, you are asked to indicate your level of agreement with it, (1) representing total disagreement, and (7) representing total agreement. Please respond to the items by marking what you consider to be the appropriate answer, or filling in the blanks. Choose only one answer to each question.

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Entrepreneurial Activity

A. Indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about the Entrepreneurial Activity from 1 (total disagreement) to 7 (total agreement).*

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A01.- Starting a firm and keeping it viable would be easy for me
A02.- A career as an entrepreneur is totally unattractive to me
A03.- My friends would approve of my decision to start a business
A04.- I am ready to do anything to be an entrepreneur
A06.- I will make every effort to start and run my own business

A. Indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about the Entrepreneurial Activity from 1 (total disagreement) to 7 (total agreement).*

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A07.- I am able to control the creation process of a new business
A08.- My immediate family would approve of my decision to start a business
A11.- My colleagues would approve of my decision to start a business
A12.- Amongst various options, I would rather be anything but an entrepreneur
A13.- I am determined to create a business venture in the future

A. Indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about the Entrepreneurial Activity from 1 (total disagreement) to 7 (total agreement).*

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A14.- If I tried to start a business, I would have a high chance of being successful
A15.- Being an entrepreneur would give me great satisfaction
A16.- It would be very difficult for me to develop a business idea
A17.- My professional goal is to be an entrepreneur
A18.- Being an entrepreneur implies more advantages than disadvantages to me
A20.- I know all about the practical details needed to start a business

B. Considering all advantages and disadvantages (economic, personal, social recognition, job stability, etc.), indicate your level of attraction towards each of the following work options from 1 (minimum attraction) to 7 (maximum attraction).*
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B1. - Employee
B2.- Entrepreneur

C. Indicate your level of agreement with the following sentences about the values society put on entrepreneurship from 1 (total disagreement) to 7 (total agreement).*

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C1.- My immediate family values entrepreneurial activity above other activities and careers
C2.- The culture in my country is highly favourable towards entrepreneurial activity
C3.- The entrepreneur’s role in the economy is generally undervalued in my country
C4.- My friends value entrepreneurial activity above other activities and careers

C. Indicate your level of agreement with the following sentences about the values society put on entrepreneurship from 1 (total disagreement) to 7 (total agreement).*

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C5.- Most people in my country consider it unacceptable to be an entrepreneur
C6.- In my country, entrepreneurial activity is considered to be worthwhile, despite the risks
C7.- My colleagues value entrepreneurial activity above other activities and careers
C8.- It is commonly thought in my country that entrepreneurs take advantage of others

D. How do you rate yourself on the following intrepreneurial abilities/skill sets? Indicate from 1 (no aptitude at all) to 7 (very high aptitude).*

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D1.- Recognition of opportunity
D2.- Creativity
D3.- Problem solving skills
D4.- Leadership and communication skills
D5.- Development of new products and services
D6.- Networking skills, and making professional contacts

E. Have you ever seriously considered becoming an entrepreneur?*
- Yes
- No

Education and Experience
1. What degree or other qualifications are you studying?*
2. When do you expect to complete your studies?*
- This year
- Next year
- Later

3. Do you have any employment experience?*
- Yes
- No
a. In what capacity? (If several, in which were you employed the longest)
b. Have you been in charge of other people?
- Yes
- No
c. How much work experience do you have? (Total number of years)
d. How long is it since you left your last job? (Number of years, if still working put 0)
e. How many employees did your current/last employer have?

4. Have you ever been self-employed or the owner of a Small or Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)?*
- Yes
- No
How long? (number of years)
How long is it since you ceased to be self-employed? (Number of years, if still self-employed put 0)

Entrepreneurial knowledge
5. Do you personally know an entrepreneur or entrepreneurs?*
- Yes
- No
Indicate your relationship to them, and evaluate the following questions from 1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely well).
- Family
- Friend
- Employer / Manager
- Other
Evaluate the following questions, about your family, from 1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely well).
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To what extent do you know about his/her activity as entrepreneur?
To what extent may he/she be considered a ‘good entrepreneur’?
Evaluate the following questions, about your friend, from 1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely well).
1 2 3 4 5
To what extent do you know about his/her activity as entrepreneur?
To what extent may he/she be considered a ‘good entrepreneur’?
Evaluate the following questions, about your employer/manager, from 1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely well).
1 2 3 4 5
To what extent do you know about his/her activity as entrepreneur?
To what extent may he/she be considered a ‘good entrepreneur’?
Evaluate the following questions, about 'Other', from 1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely well).
1 2 3 4 5
To what extent do you know about his/her activity as entrepreneur?
To what extent may he/she be considered a ‘good entrepreneur’?

6. Indicate your level of knowledge about business associations, support bodies and other sources of assistance for entrepreneurs from 1 (no knowledge) to 7 (complete knowledge).*

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Private associations (e.g. Chamber of Trade, Institute of Directors, etc.)
Public support bodies (e.g. Business Link, South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) etc.) - Specific training for young entrepreneurs
Specific training for young entrepreneurs
Loans in specially favourable terms
Technical aid for business start-ups
Business centres

Entrepreneurial objectives
7. If you ever started a business, what size would you like it to ultimately achieve (number of employees)?*
- Self-employed (no employees)
- Micro-enterprise (Up to 10 employees)
- Small enterprise (10 to 50 employees)
- Medium enterprise (50 to 250 employees)
- Large enterprise (250 employees +)

8. To what extent do you consider the following factors to contribute to entrepreneurial success? Indicate from 1 (not at all important) to 7 (extremely important).*

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Private associations (e.g. Chamber of Trade, Institute of Directors, etc.)
Reaching a high level of income
Doing the kind of job I really enjoy
Achieving social recognition
Helping to solve the problems of my community
Keeping the business alive
Keeping a path of positive growth

9. How important would it be for you to continuously develop and grow your business?*
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- Indicate from 1 (not at all important) to 7 (extremely important)

10. To what extent would you use the following strategies to expand your business? Indicate from 1 (not at all likely) to 7 (extremely likely).*

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Exporting a significant share of production
Regularly introduce new products/services for my customers
Regularly introduce new processes or systems of production
Developing research and development projects
Planning the different areas of the firm in detail
Reaching cooperative agreements or partnerships with other firms
Offering specialized training for employees
Growing your business (personnel, premises, etc.)

Personal Data
We collect personal data for NIH purposes only.
Gender*
- Male
- Female
- Other
- Prefer Not To Answer
Race*
Age Group*
Ethnicity*
Questionnaire Source: Francisco Liñán, David Urbano & Maribel Guerrero (2011): Regional variations in entrepreneurial cognitions: Start-up intentions of university students in Spain, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 23:3-4, 187-215

References:

Francisco Liñán, David Urbano & Maribel Guerrero (2011): Regional variations in
entrepreneurial cognitions: Start-up intentions of university students in Spain, Entrepreneurship &
Regional Development, 23:3-4, 187-215

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B1. - Employee
B2.- Entrepreneur