TY - JOUR
T1 - Do IT freelancers increase their entrepreneurial behavior and performance by using IT self-efficacy and social capital? Evidence from Bangladesh
AU - Sultana, Rabeya
AU - Im, Il
AU - Im, Kun Shin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
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Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - This study applies entrepreneurship theory and social capital perspective to IT freelancing to facilitate a better understanding of it. Our model hypothesizes that both IT self-efficacy and social capital obtained through social media interactions contribute to IT freelancers’ entrepreneurial behavior and then this entrepreneurial behavior influences their performance. We collected primary data from one of the leading online freelancing marketplaces, oDesk.com (currently Upwork.com). Our empirical findings confirm the core assertion of our research model. The implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed. Directions for future research are also provided.
AB - This study applies entrepreneurship theory and social capital perspective to IT freelancing to facilitate a better understanding of it. Our model hypothesizes that both IT self-efficacy and social capital obtained through social media interactions contribute to IT freelancers’ entrepreneurial behavior and then this entrepreneurial behavior influences their performance. We collected primary data from one of the leading online freelancing marketplaces, oDesk.com (currently Upwork.com). Our empirical findings confirm the core assertion of our research model. The implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed. Directions for future research are also provided.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.im.2018.12.001
DO - 10.1016/j.im.2018.12.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059236960
VL - 56
JO - Information and Management
JF - Information and Management
SN - 0378-7206
IS - 6
M1 - 103133
ER -