Analysis of Prescribing Variables of Entrepreneurial Intention of Brazilian Immigrants in Portugal

ABSTRACT Context: a new migratory flow of Brazilian immigrants in Portugal is made up of individuals with greater financial and entrepreneurial capacity, a high level of professional qualification or individuals who seek higher qualification (masters and doctoral students and researchers). Objective: the study seeks to identify possible variables that prescribe the entrepreneurial intention of Brazilian immigrants in Portugal, showing characteristics of this group. Methods: survey questionnaires were applied to 667 Brazilian respondents, inhabitants of Portugal. It was used logit equations to analyze the data, in order to assess the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and the variables gender, age at arrival, educational level, length of stay in the country, status of student-tourist-work visa - citizenship application status - permanent migration. Results: the article contributes in a theoretical way by highlighting variables related to the intention to undertake in one of the largest communities of Brazilian immigrants in Portugal. Conclusion: the findings point to the following variables that had a positive influence on the intention to undertake: age at arrival, time in the country, work visa, education level, tourist visa and claim citizenship. In terms of practical implications, the study may support funding mechanisms.

摘要

研究背景：葡萄牙当前出现的巴西移民新流动群体，其成员多具备较强的经济与创业能力、较高的专业资质，或是寻求进一步深造的人群（含硕士、博士研究生及科研人员）。
研究目标：本研究旨在识别影响葡萄牙巴西移民创业意向的潜在变量，并阐明该群体的特征。
研究方法：面向居住在葡萄牙的667名巴西受访者发放调查问卷，采用逻辑回归（logit）方程对数据进行分析，以评估创业意向与性别、入境年龄、受教育水平、在葡居留时长、学生/旅游/工作签证状态、公民身份申请状态、永久移民身份等变量间的关联。
理论贡献：本研究通过聚焦葡萄牙规模最大的巴西移民社区之一的群体创业意向相关变量展开探讨，从理论层面丰富了该领域的研究。
研究结论：研究结果显示，以下变量对创业意向具有正向影响：入境年龄、在葡居留时长、工作签证、受教育水平、旅游签证以及公民身份申请。从实践层面而言，本研究可为相关资助机制提供参考支撑。