Alessandro Biraglia

The Role of Entrepreneurial Passion and Creativity in Developing Entrepreneurial Intentions: Insights from American Homebrewers

The study investigates the role of entrepreneurial passion and creativity as antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions, applying social cognitive theory as an underpinning framework. Specifically, this research focuses on American homebrewing, seen as a potential incubator for entrepreneurs. Results demonstrate entrepreneurial passion having a strong positive relationship with entrepreneurial intentions, even when entrepreneurial self‐efficacy is introduced as a mediator. Conversely, the relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intentions is mediated by entrepreneurial self‐efficacy, confirming that individuals also need to feel self‐efficacious enough to pursue entrepreneurial career. The findings advance the understanding of nascent entrepreneurship phenomenon within a particular hobby context.

Assessment and locomotion motivational concerns in Internet Addiction Disorder

Abstract Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has recently been linked to different personality characteristics and self- orientations. Through a survey comprising 469 respondents, who ranged from 13 to 42 years old, we examine how different regulatory mode orientations (namely assessment and locomotion) relate to the Internet Addiction Test (IAT). Specifically, we find that individuals with a higher level of assessment (the regulatory mode concerned with critical evaluation) also present higher scores in the IAT. This effect seems more pronounced for males than for females. Conversely, higher levels of locomotion (typical of individuals who are oriented to get things done) are negatively related to IAT scores. These results offer important insights for advancing the theory on IAD development and regulatory modes. Further studies are needed to clarify the causal direction of the relationship and to test possible strategies targeted at reducing IAD by modifying levels of locomotion and assessment orientations.

E-Service Quality and eWOM: The Moderating Role of Customers’ Risk Orientation and Moral Identity: An Abstract

The study provides a novel attempt to house customer characteristics within a study of eWOM antecedents. Unlike prior research, this study posits that moderating effect of customers’ risk orientation and moral identity bridges the gap in the consumer behaviour literature concerning the boundary conditions of the e-service quality–eWOM relationship. In essence, we investigate the effect of customer perceived e-service quality on eWOM and how this link is impacted by two moderating factors: customers’ risk orientation and moral identity. We collected data through a survey targeting consumers who shop online and reside in the United Kingdom. The survey consisted of five main sections, e-service quality, eWOM, moral identity, risk orientation and customer characteristics. In the survey, participants (N = 217) were asked to answer a series of questions based on their last online shopping experience. We adopted all scales from prior research published in well-established and academic journals. We used eTailQ framework (Wolfinbarger & Gilly, 2003) to measure e-service quality; eWOM through a four-item scale by Srinivasan, Anderson and Ponnavolu (2002); risk orientation with two dimensions from Westaby and Lowe (2005); and moral identity with the two dimensions (internalization and symbolization) used by Reed, Aquino and Levy (2007).