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Adolescents' occupational intentions and preferred business purposes are determined by specific configurations of personal and parental characteristics, with modern youth largely defying traditional gender role expectations regarding profit and communal goals. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To identify how personal and parental characteristics influence adolescents' choices between entrepreneurship and conventional employment, as well as their prioritization of individualistic versus communal business purposes.

August 28, 2026Small Business EconomicsOpen Access

Adolescents’ entrepreneurial or employment intention for individualistic and communal business purposes

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EDEvan J. Douglas HSHelen E. Salavou XMXenia J. Mamakou

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Cross-sectional study uncovers configurations of personal and parental factors shaping occupational intentions in adolescents, highlighting shifts toward communal business purposes.

Key Points

To identify how personal and parental characteristics influence adolescents' choices between entrepreneurship and conventional employment, as well as their prioritization of individualistic versus communal business purposes.
Evaluated adolescent occupational choices between launching an independent venture and joining an established firm, alongside behaviors spanning entrepreneurial or standard employee roles.
Assessed preferences for individualistic business purposes (profit, work satisfaction) versus communalistic business purposes (social impact, environmental restoration).
Analyzed configurations of personal traits and parental influences associated with distinct occupational trajectories and purpose preferences.
Sampled adolescents predominantly deviated from traditional gender role expectations in their business orientations.
Male adolescents primarily preferred communalistic business purposes centered on social impact and environmental restoration.
No identifiable group of female adolescents selected profit maximization as their primary business purpose.

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Douglas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91469ad15324a1df3aa56f https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01267-8

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August 28, 2026Small Business EconomicsOpen Access

Adolescents’ entrepreneurial or employment intention for individualistic and communal business purposes

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Authors

EDEvan J. Douglas HSHelen E. Salavou XMXenia J. Mamakou

Discussion

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Overview

Cross-sectional study uncovers configurations of personal and parental factors shaping occupational intentions in adolescents, highlighting shifts toward communal business purposes.

Key Points

To identify how personal and parental characteristics influence adolescents' choices between entrepreneurship and conventional employment, as well as their prioritization of individualistic versus communal business purposes.
Evaluated adolescent occupational choices between launching an independent venture and joining an established firm, alongside behaviors spanning entrepreneurial or standard employee roles.
Assessed preferences for individualistic business purposes (profit, work satisfaction) versus communalistic business purposes (social impact, environmental restoration).
Analyzed configurations of personal traits and parental influences associated with distinct occupational trajectories and purpose preferences.
Sampled adolescents predominantly deviated from traditional gender role expectations in their business orientations.
Male adolescents primarily preferred communalistic business purposes centered on social impact and environmental restoration.
No identifiable group of female adolescents selected profit maximization as their primary business purpose.

Cite This Study

Douglas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91469ad15324a1df3aa56f https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01267-8

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