A Balanced Strategy for Entrepreneurship Education: Engaging Students by Using Multiple Course Modes in a Business Curriculum

Business Plan ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Demand Model ◽

Higher Education Curriculum ◽

The Impact ◽

Lean Startup ◽

Pedagogical Methods

Entrepreneurship education has become a regular part of the higher education curriculum worldwide. However, the distinct impacts of different pedagogical methods remain unclear. I develop six hypotheses and test them on a sample of participants in a business plan course and a lean startup camp. While any entrepreneurship course participation contributes to the students’ entrepreneurial intentions, students gain very different learning outcomes depending on the courses’ types. The impact of the business plan course (a hybrid supply–demand model course) lies mainly in its ability to increase the interest in general entrepreneurial activity of students with initially low entrepreneurial intention. The lean startup camp (a competence model course) attracts participants who are already highly motivated and is effective in fostering the initiation of startup projects. As parts of a balanced strategy within an entrepreneurial university, both pedagogical methods can contribute substantially to different objectives of entrepreneurship education.

The Effect of Youth Entrepreneurship Education Programs: Two Large-Scale Experimental Studies

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020956976 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 215824402095697

Author(s):

Gayoung Kim ◽

Dohyeon Kim ◽

Woo Jin Lee ◽

Sunyoung Joung

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Social Problem Solving ◽

Comparison Groups ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Matched Comparison ◽

Recent years have witnessed the worldwide growth of entrepreneurship education (EE) as entrepreneurship is regarded as the key driver of innovation and economic growth. Most extant studies on EE have focused on its impact on entrepreneurial intentions. However, the application of the same EE measurements for both adults and adolescents has long been criticized; the indices developed for potential adult entrepreneurs may not be suitable for young entrepreneurs, considering the large time gap before they enter the workforce. This study aims to develop appropriate indicators for the assessment of youth EE in Korea and to examine the effectiveness of youth EE. Two large-scale quasi-experimental studies were conducted with pre- and posttest matched-comparison groups for verification. This study suggests six common variables for measuring the impact of youth EE: opportunity discovery, opportunity exploitation, entrepreneurship, creativity capacity, social problem solving, and entrepreneurial intention. The analyses showed that all these indicators positively influenced youth EE. We also proposed practical suggestions for the development of EE programs.

The Impact of the Family Background on Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: An Empirical Analysis

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12114775 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 4775 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maria-Ana Georgescu ◽

Emilia Herman

Keyword(s):

Family Background ◽

Employment Choice ◽

The Family ◽

Main Factors ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Real Challenge

In the current economic and social environment, a real challenge for youth is the acquisition and development of the relevant skills in entrepreneurship in order to consider entrepreneurship as a desirable employment choice. Given this aspect, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the main factors influencing students’ entrepreneurial intentions, paying particular attention to their entrepreneurial family background. Additionally, the paper aims to explore the effect of entrepreneurial family background on the relationship between effectiveness of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. We conducted a study where results were based on the outcomes of a survey among Romanian high school and university students in the final year (N = 617). Our four main hypotheses were tested through independent samples t-tests, correlation analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The findings highlighted that the students with an entrepreneurial family background reported a higher entrepreneurial intention than those without such a background. The variables that positively influenced the entrepreneurial intentions of the students were entrepreneurial family background, effectiveness of entrepreneurship education, and entrepreneurial personality traits. Furthermore, this entrepreneurial family background negatively moderated the relationship between effectiveness of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. For this reason, emphasis should be placed on both formal and informal entrepreneurial education, which will increase the propensity of young people to choose an entrepreneurial career.

Teaching Pedagogies of Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention of Students of Higher Education in Nigeria: An Evaluation

SMS Journal of Enterpreneurship & Innovation ◽

10.21844/smsjei.v5i02.15891 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (02) ◽

Author(s):

Ranjana Gujrati ◽

Lawan A. Lawan

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

North West ◽

North East ◽

The Impact ◽

Teaching Pedagogies

Entrepreneurship education was introduced in Nigerian higher education institutions as a compulsory course for students regardless of area of specialization in 2006/2007 academic session. This paper investigates the impact of selected teaching pedagogies (Normal lecture, Case study, Meeting entrepreneurs, Expert lecture, Incubation facility, Business plan development, Industry tour, Group discussion, Entrepreneurial stories, and Live project) used in delivering these courses on student’s entrepreneurial intention. Data were collected during scheduled lecture period with the aid of questionnaire on 405 students of universities, colleges of education and polytechnics in the three regions of Northern Nigeria (The North-East, North-Central, and North-West). Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was applied to select the participants. Descriptive along with inferential statistics were used for the analysis. Ordinal logistic regression was used to estimate the impact of each of these courses on students’ entrepreneurial intention. Findings indicate that four out of the ten teaching pedagogies namely; Normal lecture, Case study, Expert lecture, and Incubation facility lead a positive and significant impact on students’ entrepreneurial intentions. Therefore, higher education institutions in Nigeria need to set specific entrepreneurship education goals and come up with an effective blend of both conventional and innovative teaching pedagogies, through which students’ mental and practical capabilities can be improved towards successful entrepreneurship. The study also recommends that the teaching pedagogies applied in entrepreneurship education area must be in alignment with the career interests of the students and with the objectives for which the course is offered.

Does entrepreneurship education influence entrepreneurial intention among students in HEI’s?

Journal of International Education in Business ◽

10.1108/jieb-02-2019-0009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 55-72

Author(s):

Zahoor Ahmad Paray ◽

Sumit Kumar

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Education Institution ◽

Content Type ◽

Start Up ◽

New Business ◽

Purpose Considering entrepreneurship education (EE) theory as a base, this paper aims to examine the impact of EE upon building entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, it investigates the impact of student’s age, gender and degree or course background in developing students entrepreneurial intentions. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 309 student respondents from higher education institution (HEI’s) was used to understand the relationship and its impact over intention building. Regression and ANOVA technique was used to understand the cause and effect as well as mean differences between the construct. Findings The results signify a positive impact of EE for stimulating the start-up intention in these interdisciplinary students of HEIs. These results resemble the existing studies in this endeavour. Findings also verify that individual intention to start a new business in terms of the theory of planned behaviour (attitude, perceived behavioural control and social norms), student background (gender and degree specialization) are positively related to individual intention to start a new business. Research limitations/implications The results confirm previous studies in this field and highlight the need for EE in HEI. The paper highlights the vitality for EE for India’s start-up growth. Originality/value This study adds to the paucity of research on EE and its impact on entrepreneurial intentions in higher education institutions in India.

Dynamics of Late-Career Entrepreneurial Intentions in Pakistan – Individual and Synergistic Application of Various Capital Resources and Fear of Failure

Entrepreneurship Research Journal ◽

10.1515/erj-2018-0062 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Shehzad Hanif ◽

Shao Yunfei ◽

Muhammad Imran Hanif ◽

Danish Junaid

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Human Capital ◽

Fear Of Failure ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Future Research ◽

Developing Economy ◽

Human And Social Capital ◽

Abstract Although prior research on late-career entrepreneurship has explored the effects of financial, human, and social capital on the intentions to engage in entrepreneurial activity within the domains of a developed economy, little research has investigated this scholarship in the context of a push perspective within a developing economy. This study endeavors to meet this gap by investigating the effects of financial, social, and human capital and the personal dispositional traits on the entrepreneurial intentions among early retirees in the ICT sector of Pakistan. Based on the collected data from the web-based questionnaire and personally administered surveys and interviews from 345 respondents who face a survival challenge in the aftermath of a job loss, we make use of hierarchical logistic regression to periodically explore the independent and combined effects of the financial, social and human capital and the impact of a stable dispositional trait of fear of failure on the entrepreneurial intention. Being one of the foremost studies to address the late-career entrepreneurship phenomenon in a developing economy, this study has to offer notable contributions to entrepreneurship literature. Consistent with prior research, we observe support for the individual influence of various elements of financial, social, and human capital and the fear of failure on the intentions to engage in an entrepreneurial career. Results also demonstrate considerable evidence for the interaction effects among financial, human, and social capital as well as among different measures of financial capital, human capital, and the fear of failure. Discussion about the results is furnished followed by limitations and future research implications.

ASSESSING THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION: ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION AND CREATIVITY

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews ◽

10.18510/hssr.2019.7158 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 505-514 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ari Saptono ◽

Dedi Purwana ◽

Agus Wibowo ◽

Setyo Ferry Wibowo ◽

Saparuddin Mukhtar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Second Phase ◽

Entrepreneurial Education ◽

Two Phase ◽

The University ◽

Purpose of the study: This study examines the impact of creativity and entrepreneurship education on student entrepreneurial intentions at Jakarta State University. Methodology: This study, we applied quantitative research which conducting in two-phase First, we perform exploratory factor analysis test, and the second phase, we confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS version 18. Main Findings: This study carried out the findings that there is an impact on creativity on entrepreneurial education, lectures on individual creativity, entrepreneurial education on entrepreneurial intention, and creativity supported in the university on individual creativity. Furthermore, creativity supported not impact on entrepreneurial intention, and individual creativity has not to impact on entrepreneurial intention. Applications of this study: This research can be used by university leaders to increase students’ intention to become entrepreneurs through optimizing entrepreneurship education and creativity support from universities. Novelty/Originality of this study: In this study, we found that there was an influence of lecturer on creativity on entrepreneurship education. Previous researchers have never revealed this finding. Our research also found the impact of individual creativity on the intention of entrepreneurship. This finding has not been revealed in some previous studies.

Entrepreneurship education as an arena for career reflection: the shift of students' career preferences after a business planning course

Education + Training ◽

10.1108/et-08-2019-0187 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 62 (7/8) ◽

pp. 877-896

Author(s):

Kjersti Kjos Longva ◽

Øivind Strand ◽

Mark Pasquine

Keyword(s):

Conjoint Analysis ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Small Sample ◽

Business Planning ◽

Content Type ◽

The Impact ◽

Career Preferences

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of entrepreneurship education (EE) in the form of a business planning course on students' career intentions and preferences. While there is extensive research in which traditional survey scales have been applied to study students' entrepreneurial intentions, this study takes a novel approach by extending the construct of entrepreneurial intention to include preferences for intrapreneurship and team entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the use of conjoint analysis captures students' unconscious decision-making processes when presented with different career opportunity scenarios, thereby overcoming many of the limitations of self-reported survey measures.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses a quasi-experimental design with a novel application of conjoint analysis in EE research. A two-part survey combining a traditional questionnaire with conjoint analysis was distributed to students enrolled in a business planning course at two campuses of a Norwegian university, resulting in 99 matched pre- and post-test responses.FindingsTwo main findings arise from the study. First, there is a significant decrease in entrepreneurial intention among students in the EE course. Second, the conjoint analysis contributes to a better understanding of this decrease by illustrating how students shift their career preferences from entrepreneurship to employment during the EE course. This suggests that EE provides a space for students' career reflections where they can explore, commit to and reconsider entrepreneurship as a career.Research limitations/implicationsA limitation of the study is that it focuses on a small sample of undergraduate students from two campus locations in Norway. Thus, further investigation is still necessary to establish whether the findings are valid in other contexts. The research has implications for higher educational institutions, policymakers and researchers in the field of EE.Practical implicationsThe study contributes with a novel perspective on EE as a trigger for career reflection, a perspective that is important for educators teaching EE courses, as well as for higher education institutions who decide to implement EE in study programmes.Originality/valueBy focusing on the development of students' career preferences through conjoint analysis, the study expands knowledge on the impact of EE on students' careers, while also accentuating the value of the application of conjoint analysis in research on EE.

THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEUSHIP EDUCATION, INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRESENTATION NEED, CREATIVITY, GENDER AND FAMILY TOWARDS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTENTION ON STUDENTS IN POLINEMA ACCOUNTANCY FACULTY

Journal of Management and Business ◽

10.24123/jmb.v13i1.231 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Andi Asdani ◽

Anik Kusmintarti

Keyword(s):

Locus Of Control ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Need For Achievement ◽

Internal Locus ◽

Internal Locus Of Control ◽

The purpose of this study is to analyze how the influence of Entrepreneurship Education, Internal Locus of Control, the Necessity of Achievement, Creativity, Gender and Family Against intention Entrepreneurship. Samples are accounting majors followed the entrepreneurship education by 100 respondents with purposive sampling technique. The analytical tool used is descriptive analysis and inferential analysis is linear regression with significant test F and t. Results of the analysis states that (1) jointly entrepreneurship education, inernal locus of control, need for achievement, creativity, gender, the family has a significant influence on intense entrepreneurship, (2) more often followed the entrepreneurship education for students entrepreneurial intentions Polytechnic Malang higher, (3) The higher the ability to control internal locus of control intention of entrepreneurship for students Polytechnic of Malang higher, (4) higher need for achievement, the intentions of entrepreneurship for students of the higher Polytechnic of Malang, (5) Higher creativity, entrepreneurial intentions for students of the higher Polytechnic of Malang, (6) Men have influence entrepreneurial intentions for students Polytechnic of Malang higher than women, (7) The higher the entrepreneurial intention MKA family support for students Polytechnic of Malang will be higher.

Nascent Entrepreneurship and Successful New Venture Creation - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

Entrepreneurship Education

10.4018/978-1-5225-2936-1.ch004 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 85-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ana Dias Daniel ◽

Vânia Reis de Castro

Keyword(s):

Relevant Literature ◽

Entrepreneurial Education ◽

Education Programs ◽

Planned Behaviour ◽

Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽

Scientific World ◽

Although the number of education programs in the context of entrepreneurship is growing, its impact continues to generate controversy in the scientific world. Poorly defined methods and misguided strategies do not allow entrepreneurial education to exploit its potential regarding the impact it may have on the entrepreneurial intention of students and, consequently, on their possible future entrepreneurial behaviour. The purpose and contribution of this chapter is to offer a clearer picture regarding the different research approaches used to assess the impact of entrepreneurship education in entrepreneurial intentions. In terms of methodology, the relevant literature was reviewed and conclusions were draw from the different approaches researchers used considering the Theory of Planned Behaviour. In this case, entrepreneurship education programs may have an impact on the antecedents of the TPB, or as a mediation variable between the different antecedents and entrepreneurial intention, as well as between the different antecedents, or affecting directly on entrepreneurial intention.

The Influence of Attitude, Subjective Norms, Perception of Self-Control And Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intentions

Journal of Business and Behavioural Entrepreneurship ◽

10.21009/jobbe.004.2.06 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 66-83

Author(s):

Shandy Aditya

Keyword(s):

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Control Variable ◽

Subjective Norms ◽

Self Control ◽

University Management ◽

Study Program ◽

Over the years, the field of entrepreneurship studies has become important in the world of education (Abdul, Salim, & Kamarudin, 2012). The importance of entrepreneurship can support the view that entrepreneurship has become a major factor in the progress and expansion of the social economy, because it offers more job opportunities, as well as the impact on national growth and income distribution in a country (Ali, Topping, & Tariq, 2010). Many studies have shown the interaction between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions (Gerba et al., 2012; Kurniawan, 2013; Hassan and Wafa, 2012; Noel, 2001; Paco et al. 2012; Widawati, 2012; Schlaegel and Koenig, 2014). The aim of this study was to empirically examine factors such as personal attitudes, subjective norms, perceptions of self-control and entrepreneurial education that stimulate entrepreneurial intentions during higher education programs using data collected on campus. This research examines attitudes, norms, self-control, and entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intentions. The research test used multiple linear regression analysis techniques with the help of the SPSS 23 program. Where the number of respondents in this study were 95 students of the Jakarta State University Management Study Program. Based on the results of the study, it can be seen that the research results show that the variable personal attitude affects entrepreneurial intention, self-control variable affects entrepreneurial intention, and the entrepreneurship education variable does not influence entrepreneurial intention.