The Driving Path for Rural University Students'Willingness to Return to Their Hometowns for Entrepreneurship:fsQCA Configuration Analysis based on Complex Adaptive System Theory
Drawing on the complex adaptive systems theory and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis(fsQCA)method and taking eight universities in H province as a sample,this research explores the interaction of multiple antecedent conditions such as social capital(cognitive capital/structural capital/relational capital),place attachment(place dependence/place identity)and prosocial motivation,and the systematic impact of antecedent configurations on university students'willingness to return hometown for entrepreneurship.The findings show that the above six antecedent variables are not enough to independently become necessary to drive the intention to return to their hometowns for entrepreneurship.The driving configuration of the high willingness of rural university students to return to their hometowns for entrepreneurship includes two types:rural regional loyalty driving type and human land care supporting type.In addition,structural capital,relational capital,prosocial motivation,and local attachment are key factors that lead to low levels of willingness to return to their hometown for entrepreneurship.In this regard,it is suggested to attach importance to the coordinated construction of inclusive norms,institutional trust,and extensive network of meta-capital(i.e.,government power)for returning entrepreneurs,strengthen the adaptability connection between social capital and local attachment and prosocial motivation,and highlight the cultivation and stimulation of prosocial motivation of rural university students based on rural characteristics.
rural university studentsreturn hometown for entrepreneurshipwillingness to return hometown for entrepreneurshipfuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis
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