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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

A Validated Measure for Assessing Entrepreneurial Desire for Outmigration

Virtual · June 2020

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  • Ronald Miller
    Utah Valley University
  • Shealee Calder
    Utah Valley University
  • Mansfield Christie
    Utah Valley University
  • Ryan Schill
    Utah Valley University

Abstract

Outmigration by entrepreneurs and others is a serious issue detrimental to society. Here we describe a measure created to assess the pressure to outmigrate from Mexico from a sample of entrepreneurs. The results were that the measure shows reliability and validity as well as is negatively predictive of entrepreneurial intensity.

Statistics and Methodology