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<p>Entrepreneurial imaginativeness—the ability to envision new possibilities in entrepreneurial contexts—plays a crucial role in shaping entrepreneurial action. This study examines how different types of entrepreneurial imaginativeness (creative, social, and practical) influence desirability (motivation) and feasibility (entrepreneurial self-efficacy) beliefs, and how these beliefs predict high growth entrepreneurial intentions amongst a sample of undergraduate students studying in an entrepreneurial university in Spain. We find that both motivation and entrepreneurial self-efficacy significantly predict high growth intentions, with motivation acting as a mediator between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and high growth intention. Notably, only creative imaginativeness enhances motivation, whereas creative, social, and practical imaginativeness all contribute to entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Findings suggest that while creative imaginativeness is essential for fostering entrepreneurial motivation, students also rely on social and practical imaginativeness to build confidence in their entrepreneurial abilities. Our study has key implications for entrepreneurship education, emphasizing the need for imagery-based pedagogies that can inspire motivation and feasibility beliefs. By advancing understanding of how imagination shapes high growth entrepreneurial intentions, this study provides a foundation for designing more effective entrepreneurship education and support programs.</p>

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The role of entrepreneurial imaginativeness on the perceived desirability and feasibility of high growth intentions

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    2026年3月2日

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  • Colin Donaldson,
  • Ángel Peiró Signes,
  • Marival Segarra-Oña

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Entrepreneurial imaginativeness—the ability to envision new possibilities in entrepreneurial contexts—plays a crucial role in shaping entrepreneurial action. This study examines how different types of entrepreneurial imaginativeness (creative, social, and practical) influence desirability (motivation) and feasibility (entrepreneurial self-efficacy) beliefs, and how these beliefs predict high growth entrepreneurial intentions amongst a sample of undergraduate students studying in an entrepreneurial university in Spain. We find that both motivation and entrepreneurial self-efficacy significantly predict high growth intentions, with motivation acting as a mediator between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and high growth intention. Notably, only creative imaginativeness enhances motivation, whereas creative, social, and practical imaginativeness all contribute to entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Findings suggest that while creative imaginativeness is essential for fostering entrepreneurial motivation, students also rely on social and practical imaginativeness to build confidence in their entrepreneurial abilities. Our study has key implications for entrepreneurship education, emphasizing the need for imagery-based pedagogies that can inspire motivation and feasibility beliefs. By advancing understanding of how imagination shapes high growth entrepreneurial intentions, this study provides a foundation for designing more effective entrepreneurship education and support programs.