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Article

Social Inclusion: A Factor That Influences the Sustainable Entrepreneurial Behavior of Generation Z

by
Adriana Burlea-Schiopoiu
* and
Norina Popovici
Department of Management, Marketing, Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Adm. Sci. 2024, 14(3), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14030059
Submission received: 8 February 2024 / Revised: 15 March 2024 / Accepted: 18 March 2024 / Published: 21 March 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Business Development within the Sustainable Development Goals)

Abstract

Young people from Generation Z are a subject of analysis for researchers because they will prevail in the labor market as successors of the Millennial generation. Taking into account the imprint that digitization has left on the behavior of Generation Z, our research aims to analyze how young people manifest their entrepreneurial intention and, mainly, how the “Me generation” perceives entrepreneurship both as a means by which they manifest their desire to control their behavior and as a factor that contributes to their social inclusion. Therefore, based on the bottom-up spillover theory, we propose to analyze the moderating effect of gender and the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between social inclusion and entrepreneurial intention. Using a quantitative research approach and a sample of 781 representatives of Generation Z, we demonstrate that social inclusion is an essential factor for Generation Z. The findings prove that Generation Z manifests a strong desire for social inclusion, which influences entrepreneurial intention, and that gender moderates this relationship. Finally, the originality of our research consists of the empirical identification of the synergy between entrepreneurial intention, self-efficacy, and the desire for social inclusion of Generation Z.
Keywords: Generation Z; entrepreneurial intention; self-efficacy; social inclusion; bottom-up spillover theory; gender Generation Z; entrepreneurial intention; self-efficacy; social inclusion; bottom-up spillover theory; gender

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Burlea-Schiopoiu, A.; Popovici, N. Social Inclusion: A Factor That Influences the Sustainable Entrepreneurial Behavior of Generation Z. Adm. Sci. 2024, 14, 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14030059

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Burlea-Schiopoiu A, Popovici N. Social Inclusion: A Factor That Influences the Sustainable Entrepreneurial Behavior of Generation Z. Administrative Sciences. 2024; 14(3):59. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14030059

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Burlea-Schiopoiu, Adriana, and Norina Popovici. 2024. "Social Inclusion: A Factor That Influences the Sustainable Entrepreneurial Behavior of Generation Z" Administrative Sciences 14, no. 3: 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14030059

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Burlea-Schiopoiu, A., & Popovici, N. (2024). Social Inclusion: A Factor That Influences the Sustainable Entrepreneurial Behavior of Generation Z. Administrative Sciences, 14(3), 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14030059

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