Measuring entrepreneurial attitudes inter-culturally: Is it possible?

Abstract

Non-portability of constructs is seen as a potential problem in international research. Studying attitudes as an approach to understanding entrepreneurs is seen as potentially profitable in order to understand members of this entrepreneurs. The construct validity of the Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation Scale (as adapted) when used on a South African sample is psychometrically examined by means of Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. It is found that the factor structure differs from that established on a North American sample. Portability of constructs embodied in measuring instruments seems to be a significant problem when research is contemplated on an international scale.