Regarding the moderating effect of extrinsic motivations on the basic financial utility maximizing decision, we propose the following testable hypotheses:
Hypothesis 2a. The positive relationship between profit sharing incentive and the likelihood that employees will participate in a new venture is more positive when extrinsic motivation is high than when extrinsic motivation is low.
Hypothesis 2b. The positive relationship between expectation of success and the likelihood that employees will participate in a new venture is more positive when extrinsic motivation is high than when extrinsic motivation is low.
Hypothesis 2c. The negative relationship between pay risk and the likelihood that employees will participate in a new venture is more negative when extrinsic motivation is high than when extrinsic motivation is low.
Regarding the moderating effect of intrinsic motivations on the basic financial utility maximizing decision, we propose the following testable hypotheses:
Hypothesis 3a. The positive relationship between expectation of success and the likelihood that employees will participate in a new venture is more positive when intrinsic motivation is high than when intrinsic motivation is low.
Hypothesis 3b. The negative relationship between job risk and the likelihood that employees will participate in a new venture is less negative when intrinsic motivation is high than when intrinsic motivation is low.
Hypothesis 3c. The negative relationship between required effort and the likelihood that employees will participate in a new venture is less negative when intrinsic motivation is high than when intrinsic motivation is low.
Regarding the moderating effect of autonomy motivations on the basic financial utility maximizing decision, we propose the following testable hypothesis:
Hypothesis 4. The negative relationship between job risk and the likelihood that employees will participate in a new venture is less negative when autonomy motivation is high than when autonomy motivation is low.