Effects of beliefs, motivation and entrepreneurial self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intentions: The moderating role of family support

Scholars and students are believed to be capable of becoming educated entrepreneurs and opening job vacancies to overcome unemployment. This research was carried out to investigate the entrepreneurial intention of students of the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang, in which the entrepreneurial intention is the closest to the act of entrepreneurship. This research is a quantitative study using analysis techniques hierarchical regression. The results showed that entrepreneurial intention was influenced by self-efficacy and improvisation, while personality and subjective norms did not affect the entrepreneurial intention. The interaction relationship between self-efficacy and improvisation affected negatively on entrepreneurial intentions. Male students were found to have higher entrepreneurial intentions than women.

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The Moderating Role of Resource Accessibility to the TPB Components; A Study of E-entrepreneurship Intention among Saudi Women

11th GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES - Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences Proceeding ◽

10.35609/gcbssproceeding.2021.12(81) ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 81-81

Author(s):

Samar Alzamel

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Entrepreneurial Intention ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Saudi Women ◽

The Government ◽

Moderating Role

E-entrepreneurship has received significant attention in the 21st century as entrepreneurial activities anchor on creativity and innovation. Seeking to change from a petroleum-based to a service-based economy, the government of Saudi Arabia considers entrepreneurship as a critical option. This study investigates the influence of the TPB components (attitude towards entrepreneurship, subjective norms, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy) on the e-entrepreneurial intention of Saudi women. Five hundred thirty-four female undergraduate students from different universities in Saudi Arabia completed survey questionnaires to understand the moderating role of resource accessibility in influencing entrepreneurial intentions. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the model. The study reveals that attitude towards entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial self-efficacy are significantly related to e-entrepreneurial intention, while the subjective norm was insignificant. The moderation role of resource accessibility (RA) positively impacted the relationship between the TPB components and e-entrepreneurial intention. The findings of this study develop a base for supporting women's entrepreneurial intention through resource accessibility. Keywords: Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), Entrepreneurship, E-Entrepreneurial Intention, Resource Accessibility.

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Perceived university support, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, heterogeneous entrepreneurial intentions in entrepreneurship education

Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies ◽

10.1108/jeee-04-2019-0040 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 205-230 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Liangxing Shi ◽

Xinying Yao ◽

Wenqing Wu

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Innovation Policy ◽

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Content Type ◽

Study Results ◽

University Support ◽

Moderating Role

Purpose The study clarifies the relationship between students’ perceptions of university support and heterogeneous entrepreneurial intentions in the Chinese context. It proposes a new construct with the classification of growth- and independence-oriented intentions and examines the moderating role of the Chinese sense of face. This study aims to enrich entrepreneurship education research by incorporating cultural factors. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a questionnaire survey to examine the research hypotheses. Further, the authors collected data from 374 students from Mainland China and applied a regression analysis. Findings The study clarifies the positive relationship between perceived university support and growth-oriented/independence-oriented entrepreneurial intentions. Further, it proposes the differences in the moderating role of the Chinese sense of face in the relationships between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and growth- and independence-oriented intentions. Research limitations/implications Because of the chosen method, the study results may lack generalizability. Hence, future studies are encouraged to test the proposed hypotheses. Practical implications The study results have important implications for entrepreneurship education development. Social implications The study is conducted against the background of the “mass entrepreneurship and innovation” policy in China and combines country-specific characteristics to enrich entrepreneurial education and social entrepreneurship. Originality/value This study fulfills the intention to examine the influence of cultural factors on entrepreneurship education and identify the heterogeneous entrepreneurial intentions in a single construct.

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Predicting entrepreneurial intentions through self-efficacy, family support, and regret

Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies ◽

10.1108/jeee-07-2019-0093 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ishfaq Ahmed ◽

Talat Islam ◽

Ahmad Usman

Keyword(s):

Family Support ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Basic Premise ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Entrepreneurial Activities ◽

Internal And External Factors ◽

The Impact

Purpose Entrepreneurial activities are the outcome of various individual dispositional and environmental factors. Taking both internal and external factors as the basic premise of venturing, this study aims to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial self-efficacy on intentions through the mediating role of regret and moderation of family support. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected through a questionnaire from 435 students of three large public sector universities at two points of time with an interval of four months. Findings Self-efficacy influences entrepreneurial intentions through regret, while the absence of family support increases regret. As the family support is often perceived to be absent in the Pakistani entrepreneurial culture, the outcomes are distinctive. Originality/value These findings add value in the existing literature by linking family support, self-efficacy and regret association, and their ultimate influence on entrepreneurial intentions.

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Investigating the moderating role of work experience on students` entrepreneurial intentions: evidence from Romania

Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education ◽

10.1515/cplbu-2017-0010 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 71-78

Author(s):

Gheorghe Militaru ◽

Dana-Corina Deselnicu ◽

Alexandra Ioanid

Keyword(s):

Work Experience ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Entrepreneurial Education ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Practical Implications

Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the moderating role of work experience on the relationships between entrepreneurial education, self-efficacy and students’ entrepreneurial intentions. Quantitative data were collected via a questionnaire based by investigating whether engineering students have sufficient entrepreneurial skills to evaluate opportunity, developing new products, and recognizing potential market applications. Engineering students need to be able to exploit opportunities that rely on scientific and technical knowledge to create and capture value by launch new venture. Our important findings have a series of important practical implications for managers, engineering students, engineers, and academic staff interested in encouraging economic growth. The results show that entrepreneurial education and self-efficacy have a positive impact on students’ entrepreneurial intentions. Work experience only has a partial influence on students’ entrepreneurial intentions, it exerts a significant indirect effect does not have a significant moderating effect. The findings of the study also provide practical implications suggest that increasing engineering students understanding and awareness of entrepreneurship lead to greater levels of interest in entrepreneurship careers. To the knowledge of the authors, this study is the first to investigate the mediating effect of work experience on students’ entrepreneurial intentions.

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