2025/07/15 by Qiaojun Shi, Xin Tong, Sirui Chen
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences #Firm Innovation and Growth #Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
paper · doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103756
openalex publication_date 2025/07/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
With the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization strategy, new farmers play an increasingly critical role in Chinese farmers' entrepreneurship. Taking 438 Chinese new farmers' entrepreneurship cases as samples, this study uses fsQCA method based on entrepreneurial learning and entrepreneurial capability theories to investigate the influences of exploratory learning, exploitative learning, opportunity capability, and resource capability on new farmers' entrepreneurial performance. Findings show that entrepreneurial learning and capability jointly affect new farmers' entrepreneurial performance. There are three configuration paths towards high entrepreneurial performance: resource capability path, exploratory learning and opportunity capability path, and the exploitative learning and opportunity capability path. The findings reveal the synergistic effects of entrepreneurial learning and capability on performance, and deepen the research on influencing mechanism and path of new farmers’ entrepreneurial performance.