caa a22 4500 445877812 CHVBK 20180317145533.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11187-009-9238-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11187-009-9238-y Entrepreneurial intentions in the third age: the impact of perceived age norms [Elektronische Daten] [Teemu Kautonen, Erno Tornikoski, Ewald Kibler] This article investigates the impact of perceived age norms on the formation of entrepreneurial intentions in the third age. Age norms refer to those social norms that determine whether establishing and running a business are considered appropriate behavior for a mature individual. An empirical analysis of Finnish individuals finds that norms perceived as permissive of enterprising activity in the third age exert a significant positive influence on entrepreneurial intentions in this segment, even when controlling for the general level of entrepreneurship in the municipalities. This influence is partially mediated by whether the individual has a positive attitude toward entrepreneurship, by how the individual perceives their own ability to start and run a business, by the extent of support from their family and friends they perceive and by the importance of that support to them. Thus, if policy aims to increase enterprising activity in the third-age segment, the portfolio of instruments should include measures that address people's general awareness of third-age entrepreneurship as a viable, positive and attractive late-career option. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC., 2009 Age nationallicence Aging nationallicence Social norm nationallicence Entrepreneurial intention nationallicence Entrepreneurial environment nationallicence Third age nationallicence Kautonen Teemu Turku School of Economics, Turku, Finland aut Tornikoski Erno Saint Etienne School of Management, Saint Etienne, France aut Kibler Ewald Turku School of Economics, Turku, Finland aut Small Business Economics Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/2(2011-09-01), 219-234 0921-898X 37:2<219 2011 37 11187 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9238-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9238-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kautonen Teemu Turku School of Economics, Turku, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tornikoski Erno Saint Etienne School of Management, Saint Etienne, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kibler Ewald Turku School of Economics, Turku, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Small Business Economics Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/2(2011-09-01), 219-234 0921-898X 37:2<219 2011 37 11187 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer