Factors affecting universities’ ability to foster students’ entrepreneurial behaviour

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamberto Zollo ◽  
Maria Carmen Laudano ◽  
Cristiano Ciappei ◽  
Vincenzo Zampi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Universities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Student Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude ◽  
University Of Florence ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate behavioural and contextual factors affecting entrepreneurial universities’ ability to influence student entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intention. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modelling was used to assess both micro and macro factors impacting on students’ entrepreneurial attitude and intention on a sample of 272 students of the Master of Business Administration at the University of Florence (Italy). Findings The study contributes to the literature on entrepreneurial universities by assessing the main factors affecting students’ entrepreneurial behaviour. The results stressed how students’ entrepreneurial intent is mainly affected by their entrepreneurial attitude, which is in turn influenced by some of the personality traits analyzed, in particular risk-taking propensity and locus of control. It also emerged how students’ perception of the university environment significantly influences their entrepreneurial attitude and intent. Practical implications By investigating the micro and macro factors that mostly affect students’ entrepreneurial intention, the research suggests some implications for future researches into student entrepreneurship, in order to develop specific teaching programmes affecting students’ entrepreneurial experience, character and related skills. Originality/value The value of the research relates to integrating psychological factors, geographical elements, and the contextual role of universities within student entrepreneurship in a scarcely investigated location, i.e. the Region of Tuscany (Italy).

Student entrepreneurship and perceptions on social norms and university environment: evidence from a developing country

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Trindade Pinheiro ◽  
Gustavo Hermínio Salati Marcondes de Moraes ◽  
Bruno Brandão Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Student Entrepreneurship ◽  
Perceived Satisfaction ◽  
The University

Purpose Social contexts and academic environments are key elements in the debate about drivers of entrepreneurial intention and behavior in tertiary students. Nonetheless, the underlying dynamics of student entrepreneurship remain elusive. This study aims to contribute to this discussion by creating an original model that addresses the perception of entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs regarding the relationship between social norms, the university environment of support to entrepreneurship and the perceived satisfaction about universities’ conditions to nurture entrepreneurial orientation. Design/methodology/approach To investigate the hypotheses, a quantitative approach has been chosen through multivariate data analysis using partial least squares structural equation modeling applied to a sample of 595 students from 66 Brazilian universities. Findings The results indicate that social norms affect how students perceive their university environment in terms of entrepreneurial support. In turn, students’ impressions about such environment shape their levels of satisfaction. However, in contrast 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. Additionally, the research presents new insights for researchers, policymakers and practitioners, exploring the students’ perceived satisfaction in relation to the university environment to support entrepreneurship.

The comfort zone of the value circumplex for entrepreneurship: a structural analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 663-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Pin Yang ◽  
Hsin-Hua Hsiung ◽  
Yu-Jen Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Comfort Zone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend the attitudinal approach to entrepreneurial intentions by using a structural analysis to explore overlooked personal values as the antecedents of entrepreneurial attitude. Based on the widely adopted value system proposed by Schwartz, this study argues that while one cluster of personal values is positively correlated with entrepreneurial attitude that leads to entrepreneurial intention, another cluster of personal values is negatively correlated with entrepreneurial attitude. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire responses obtained from a sample of 276 MBA were analyzed using structural equation models to examine the influences of values on entrepreneurial intentions via entrepreneurial attitude. Findings – The results of this study demonstrate that personal values of self-direction, stimulation, achievement, and universalism are all positively correlated with entrepreneurial attitude, which together constitute a comfort zone for entrepreneurship, whereas values in the opposite end of the circumplex including benevolence, tradition, conformity, security, and power are negatively correlated with entrepreneurial attitude. The values that discourage the formation of an entrepreneurial attitude also counter the positive effect of entrepreneurial attitude on intention, making the relationship between entrepreneurial attitude and intention contingent upon value conflicts. Originality/value – This study regards entrepreneurship as a career development and contributes to the entrepreneurship study by differentiating the influences of a vital construct, i.e., personal values, which should not be regarded as a universalism. The value circumplex with a comfort and discomfort zone developed by this study can serve as a platform to help build the view on entrepreneurial intentions in terms of personal values.

scholarly journals Exploring e-Loyalty Antecedents in B2C e-Commerce

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 574-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Faraoni ◽  
Riccardo Rialti ◽  
Lamberto Zollo ◽  
Anna Claudia Pellicelli
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Extensive Study ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Website Design ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Grocery Retailing ◽  
University Of Florence ◽  
Relationship Investment ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the micro-linkages fostering consumers’ e-loyalty in grocery retailers B2C e-commerce context. Specifically, the authors focused on the neglected role of security, privacy and website design. Grocery retailing has been selected as the context of research because grocery retailers too have been required to develop B2C e-commerce platforms to meet their consumers’ evolving preferences.Design/methodology/approachA survey was distributed to several students from University of Florence (Italy). Structural equation modeling was used to compile the research, and its results reflect the impact on e-loyalty development on specific features of the e-commerce environment.FindingsThe main findings of this research are related with the importance of website characteristics as antecedents of e-loyalty in online grocery retailing.Originality/valueAlbeit the explored phenomenon has been subject to extensive study, some of its facets are yet to be fully explored. In particular, though the influence of e-trust, e-satisfaction and e-commitment on e-loyalty has been shown, little attention has been paid to the factors affecting these three antecedents of e-loyalty. In this regard, this research focuses on the importance of B2C e-commerce platform characteristics such as security, perceived relationship investment and website design. In addition, the phenomenon was scarcely explored in grocery retailers B2C e-commerce context.

COVID-19 pandemic and entrepreneurial intention among university students: a contextualisation of the Igbo Traditional Business School

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agu Godswill Agu ◽  
Onwuka Onwuka Okwara ◽  
Ebere Rejoice Okocha ◽  
Nnamdi O. Madichie
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Business School ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Government

PurposeThis study investigates and contextualises the Igbo Traditional Business School (ITBS) and planned entrepreneurial behaviour across Nigerian higher education sector in a period of crisis occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on a quantitative survey of undergraduate students on ITBS, and the data were analysed using the SmartPLS structural equation modelling (SEM).FindingsThe study finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has had negative influence on attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control (PBC) and entrepreneurial intention (EI) of students, but these negative influences are mediated/moderated by the ITBS.Practical implicationsThe study presents some practical and managerial implications that will be of interest to ITBS administrators, the government and other stakeholder groups.Originality/valueWhile research has increasingly explored the role of the ITBS in promoting entrepreneurial activities, not much has been linked to coping mechanisms for students in crisis times. The study unearths the “positive” influence of the pandemic on entrepreneurship and how the ITBS mediates the “negative” aspects of COVID-19 on entrepreneurial vocation.

scholarly journals Shaping entrepreneurial intention among youngsters in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-251
Author(s):  
Hasliza Hassan ◽  
Abu Bakar Sade ◽  
Muhammad Sabbir Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitudes ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Entrepreneurship is one of the engines to stimulate socio-economic development. This study aims to examine the relationships of entrepreneurship education, financial support and market availability, with the entrepreneurial attitude among youngsters in venturing into entrepreneurship. A further discovery concerning the relationship between entrepreneurial attitudes and entrepreneurial intention is also analysed. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a survey questionnaire that was distributed to university students. A total of 425 collected data were analysed using structural equation modelling to discover the relationship among five chosen constructs. Findings It was found that entrepreneurship education and financial support encourage the entrepreneurial attitude of youngsters to venture into entrepreneurship. This entrepreneurial attitude is further supported by an entrepreneurial intention to become an entrepreneur. Nevertheless, market availability does not influence the youngsters to venture into entrepreneurship. Practical implications Entrepreneurship encouragement should focus on the entrepreneurship education and financial support to shape the entrepreneurial attitude, which, indirectly, may further influence the entrepreneurial intention. Originality/value As an initiative to become an entrepreneurial nation, there is a need to discover how to shape the entrepreneurial intention through entrepreneurial attitude. This study is assisting to fill the research gap by focussing on the Malaysian market.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial potential in less innovative regions: the impact of social and cultural environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. García-Rodríguez ◽  
Esperanza Gil-Soto ◽  
Inés Ruiz-Rosa ◽  
Desiderio Gutiérrez-Taño
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Environment ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role that the sociocultural, family and university environment play in the entrepreneurial intention of young people in a peripheral and less innovative region. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopted the perspective of the theory of planned behavior and made an empirical study with a sample of 1,064 Spanish university students who voluntarily participated in the GUESSS Project answering an online questionnaire. A methodology based on structural equations was used employing the partial least squares structural equation modeling estimation technique. Findings The results show that the university environment directly influences attitude, self-confidence and motivation, and indirectly the students’ entrepreneurial intention. The social context also exerts a weak direct influence on the perceived attitudes or desires toward the option to start a business and indirectly on the intention. Originality/value The main contribution of this paper seems to confirm what previous literature highlighted in the terms of regional specificities on the link between innovation systems, the impact of entrepreneurial potential and economic development. In this sense, the university context can play an important role in generating improvements in the entrepreneurial intention’s antecedents of young people with greater potential for innovation in peripheral regions. Therefore, when it comes to defining policies to improve entrepreneurship in these regions, it seems that the establishment of entrepreneurship education and motivation programs in universities is a very effective tool to increase perceived attitude toward the option to start a new business.

scholarly journals PENGARUH SIKAP KEWIRAUSAHAAN, NORMA SUBYEKTIF, DAN EFIKASI DIRI TERHADAP PERILAKU BERWIRAUSAHA MELALUI INTENSI BERWIRAUSAHA MAHASISWA

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Novita Nurul Islami
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Economic Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude ◽  
Academic Year

This study analyze the influence of the attitude of entrepreneurship, a subjective norm and efficacy themselves against entrepreneurship behaviour through students’ entrepreneurial intention. The population of this study are the 2010 and 2011 generations of economic education students FKIP Jember University in the academic year 2013/2014 as many as 174 people with the total samples 121 people. The data collection techniques using questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The method of analysis using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results showed that entrepreneurial attitude and self-efficacy significantly influence entrepreneurial intentions. Entrepreneurial attitude and self-efficacy significantly influence entrepreneurial behaviour. Whereas, subjective norm does not directly affect either the intention of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behaviour. Entrepreneurial intentions are also not directly influence the entrepreneurial behaviour. Likewise, an entrepreneurial attitude, subjective norm and self-efficacy also no significant effect on entrepreneurial behaviour intention through entrepreneurship

scholarly journals Does university play significant role in shaping entrepreneurial intention? A cross-country comparative analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 790-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohit Trivedi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Student Entrepreneurship ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Two Factors

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to foster entrepreneurship among students and incubate more start-ups for economic prosperity, universities around the globe are required to play key role in developing overall conducive eco-system for student fraternity. Some previous studies have analysed student entrepreneurship and impact of entrepreneurship courses. However, role of universities as provider and enabler of entrepreneurial environment and its impact on entrepreneurial intent among students has not been studied in a cross-cultural context. Considering this, present study seeks to examine role played by universities in fostering entrepreneurial intention among post-graduate students. Design/methodology/approach – Researcher has taken the framework suggested by Kraaijenbrink et al. (2010) to understand university environment and theory of planned behaviour (Ajzen, 1985) to measure entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents among final year post-graduate management students of India, Malaysia and Singapore. Total sample size is 1,097. Data are analysed with help of exploratory factor analysis, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and structural equation modelling (SEM). Findings – Two factors emerge out of analysis in relation to university environment and support: first, targeted cognitive and non-cognitive support and second, general educational support. With help of SEM, attempt is made to find relationship between these two factors and entrepreneurial intention. It is found that university environment and support has significantly positive relationship with perceived behavioural control. With help of MANOVA, it is found that there is statistically significant difference between perceived university environment and support factors among students of India, Singapore and Malaysia. With this, for both factors highest mean score is found among students of Malaysia, followed by students of Singapore and India. Originality/value – Study has closely examined role played by university environment and support to foster entrepreneurship among young students. Findings of the study can be used by post-graduate educational institutes to design pedagogy, create enabling entrepreneurship support system and work towards becoming an entrepreneurial university.

scholarly journals How Does the Appeal of Environmental Values Influence Sustainable Entrepreneurial Intention?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1070
Author(s):  
Huatao Peng ◽  
Bingbing Li ◽  
Chen Zhou ◽  
Bert M. Sadowski
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Personal Attitude ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Global challenges posed by climate change and environmental deterioration are increasingly driving entrepreneurship with sustainable entrepreneurial intention as a key driver in predicting entrepreneurial activities. Together with experience, the environmental values of an entrepreneur are vital for sustainable entrepreneurial intention. However, the extent to which experience is a key factor to start up a sustainable enterprise is still rather unclear. To study the role of experience, we derive from the theory of planned behaviour three factors (personal attitude, social norm and self-efficacy) to examine their impact on environmental values and sustainable entrepreneurial intention. Based on a meta-analysis, the overall directions and effect intensity of the different factors in this relationship can be investigated. We develop a structural equation model to explore the mechanism behind the interaction between the different variables. We utilize information from 37 scientific articles using 40 empirical samples, 117 effect sizes and 192,015 observations. We found that environmental values are indeed positively related to a sustainable entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, the relationship between environmental values and sustainable entrepreneurial intention is moderated by experience, as well as personal attitude, social norms and self-efficacy. In addition, environmental values are more positively related to the intention to set up a sustainable venture for entrepreneurs with low-experience compared to those entrepreneurs with high-experience. For policy makers and managers, it becomes important to stimulate environmental values to promote sustainable entrepreneurial intentions in order to stimulate the growth of sustainable enterprises. By enhancing these three factors, sustainable entrepreneurial behaviour can be facilitated by increasing entrepreneurs’ sustainable intention.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial intention: An analysis of the role of Student-Led Entrepreneurial Organizations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliano Sansone ◽  
Elisa Ughetto ◽  
Paolo Landoni
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Student Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Organizations ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

AbstractAlthough a great deal of attention has been paid to entrepreneurship education, only a few studies have analysed the impact of extra-curricular entrepreneurial activities on students’ entrepreneurial intention. The aim of this study is to fill this gap by exploring the role played by Student-Led Entrepreneurial Organizations (SLEOs) in shaping the entrepreneurial intention of their members. The analysis is based on a survey that was conducted in 2016 by one of the largest SLEOs in the world: the Junior Enterprises Europe (JEE). The main result of the empirical analysis is that the more time students spent on JEE and the higher the number of events students attended, the greater their entrepreneurial intention was. It has been found that other important drivers also increase students’ entrepreneurial intention, that is, the Science and Technology field of study and the knowledge of more than two foreign languages. These results confirm that SLEOs are able to foster students’ entrepreneurial intention. The findings provide several theoretical, practical and public policy implications. SLEOs are encouraged to enhance their visibility and lobbying potential in order to be recognized more as drivers of student entrepreneurship. In addition, it is advisable for universities and policy makers to support SLEOs by fostering their interactions with other actors operating in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, who promote entrepreneurship and technology transfer activities. Lastly, this paper advises policy makers to assist SLEOs’ activities inside and outside the university context.

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