...Artur Tavares Vilas Boas Ribeiro; Lucas dos Santos Costa; Felipe Mendes Borini; Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen Purpose This study aims to analyze the university environment’s role in the intention–action gap (IAG)of highly successful startup founders in an emerging market. Design/methodology/approach...

... with the theory of intention–action gap, differences between actual and potential entrepreneurs could not be identified. Originality/value The originality of the research lies in filling an entrepreneurial intention–action gap among undergraduate students, with consistent results in a developing country...