scholarly journals Exploring the link between entrepreneurial skills and entrepreneurial intentions: Proposing a hypothesized model for future

Paradigms ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
Muhammad Salman Shabbir ◽  
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Mohd Noor Mohd Shariff ◽  
Rabia Salman ◽  
Muhammad Farooq Shabbir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills

scholarly journals Determinants of Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: Evidence from Moroccan University

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Mustapha Bachiri
Keyword(s):  
Student Behavior ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

<p>In recent decades, entrepreneurship has become a major economic and social phenomenon, a subject of research and a new field of education. While entrepreneurship is not a new concept, it regained importance particularly in scientific research. Entrepreneurship is seen as a vector for innovation and economic efficiency but also as a powerful job creator. Along with the evolution of entrepreneurship, there is a growing interest in the development of training programs to encourage entrepreneurship in universities. The challenge remains to find a consensus on the content to be taught and the type of learning to guide student behavior. Several empirical studies indicate that education can foster entrepreneurship. Yet the impact of entrepreneurship education programs on entrepreneurial skills and entrepreneurial values remains largely unexplored.</p><p>In this study, we used the theory of planned behavior to assess the impact of entrepreneurship education programs on entrepreneurial intentions in Moroccan universities, particularly the University of Rabat (Mohammed V University).</p>

Study of Schoolchildren Entrepreneurial Intentions and Activities in Nizhny Novgorod

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (4) ◽  
pp. 166-186
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Butryumova ◽  
Nadezhda Golubeva
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The City

The goal of the paper is to study the entrepreneurial intentions and activities of schoolchildren in Nizhny Novgorod, to identify their needs in developing entrepreneurial skills. The questionnaire is based on the questions of the international research questionnaire GUESSS. For measuring entrepreneurial intentions we used the test of Bass that assesses focus of a person on a task, on communication or on oneself. The questionnaire was distributed to schoolchildren from different schools and districts of the city. On the whole 330 respondents participated in our survey. The results showed that 51% of the schoolchildren think about the career of entrepreneur. The positive attitude towards entrepreneurial activity was identified. Schoolchildren need for in-depth mastering of various skills, obtaining more information about entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, schools rarely provide an opportunity for their schoolchildren to receive knowledge about business environment, to carry out any project activities in order to develop their entrepreneurial ideas.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship Education in a Multidisciplinary Environment: Evidence from an Entrepreneurship Programme Held in Turin

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleonora Fiore ◽  
Giuliano Sansone ◽  
Emilio Paolucci
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
External Actors ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

Entrepreneurship education can increase student’s entrepreneurial skills and intention; and entrepreneurship activities stimulate economic growth. Therefore, the number of entrepreneurship courses is increasing, but they are often offered to students from a specific field of study and/or to only one educational level, even though multidisciplinarity is important for entrepreneurship. This study has carried out an exploratory single case study on an entrepreneurial programme in a multidisciplinary environment, that is, the Contamination Lab of Turin (CLabTo). Moreover, pre- and post-surveys have also been conducted in order to perform some qualitative analyses. The results show the importance of creating teams with different competencies, cognitive and decision-making skills. Moreover, we explain how design-thinking is useful in entrepreneurship education and that a challenge-based entrepreneurship course leads to cooperation with external actors in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. It is also explained what the obstacles and opportunities of these programmes are and how to improve them. Moreover, on the basis of pre- and post-surveys, our qualitative analyses show that the students’ overall perception of their abilities to work in a multidisciplinary team, their entrepreneurial skills and entrepreneurial intentions increased slightly. In short, this work is aimed at increasing the importance of entrepreneurship education in a multidisciplinary environment and the use of practical-oriented teaching models.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial intentions: why people refuse entrepreneurship and how to improve entrepreneurship education

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Fernando C. Gaspar ◽  
Fernando M. Mota
Keyword(s):  
Life Quality ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Intended Behavior ◽  
Quality Aspects ◽  
Individual Choices ◽  
Present Understanding

The purpose of this paper is to measure entrepreneurial intentions with a clear timeframe for the intended behavior, thus going beyond a measure of attitude. The main focus is on those who refuse the idea of becoming entrepreneurs, and to understand the reasons for this refusal, something literature has ignored so far. Samples were collected in 2008 and2018allowing for a study on the progress and therefore revealing the results of the effort put in entrepreneurship education. Our data shows that a) trusting one’s own skills, b) valuing own job creation, c) valuing being one’s own boss and d) valuing the independence associated with being an entrepreneur, all contribute to student’s willingness to become entrepreneurs. The results provide some important lessons for entrepreneurship education programs, because individuals who refuse: • are less motivated to career factors and more worried about life quality aspects than would-be entrepreneurs. • see more obstacles to creating startups than would-be entrepreneurs. • trust less in their entrepreneurial skills than would-be entrepreneurs. Implications for theory and practice are proposed, as these results can be used to improve entrepreneurship education. This new view on potential entrepreneurs’ individual choices is presented as an advancement to the theory and to the present understanding of entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurial intentions in an international university environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1605-1620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Gieure ◽  
Maria del Mar Benavides-Espinosa ◽  
Salvador Roig-Dobón
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
University Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
International University ◽  
And Training

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the entrepreneurial intentions of international university students by applying the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). This paper presents a model that considers personal, social and environmental factors that potentially influence students’ intentions to become entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach An extension of the TPB was proposed, including two additional constructs: entrepreneurial skills and university education. The target population of the study was national and international university students enroled in different universities. A validated survey (n = 276) was used to collect the data. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses and the relationships between variables. Findings Students are more likely to acquire entrepreneurial skills through effective education and training. Entrepreneurial skills play a significant role in explaining entrepreneurial intentions because it is assumed that knowledge and training make people highly skilled. This raises people’s propensity to start a business. Originality/value This study makes a unique contribution to the literature by considering the role of entrepreneurial skills that are commonly acquired at university. The primary conclusions relate to the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills within the university environment. These conclusions are of interest to practitioners and policymakers.

Successful Entrepreneurship as Developmental Outcome

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Obschonka ◽  
Rainer K. Silbereisen ◽  
Eva Schmitt-Rodermund
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Authoritative Parenting ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Success ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Age Appropriate

Applying a lifespan approach of human development, this study examined pathways to entrepreneurial success by analyzing retrospective and current data. Along the lines of McClelland’s ideas of early entrepreneurship development and Rauch and Frese’s Giessen-Amsterdam model on venture success, we investigated the roles of founders’ adolescent years (early role models, authoritative parenting, and early entrepreneurial competence), personality traits (Big Five pattern), and entrepreneurial skills and growth goals during venture creation. Findings were derived from structural equation modeling studying two comparable samples of founders (N = 531) and nascent founders (N = 100) from Germany. Across both samples, reports on age-appropriate entrepreneurial competence in adolescence and an entrepreneurial Big Five profile predicted entrepreneurial skills during venture creation, which in turn predicted founders’ setting of ambitious growth goals and entrepreneurial success. Early entrepreneurial competence was related to the availability of entrepreneurial role models and authoritative parenting during adolescence as well as to an entrepreneurial Big Five profile. In line with prospective reports on early precursors of entrepreneurship, the findings illuminate the development of entrepreneurship in general and entrepreneurial success in particular over the lifespan, especially with regard to factors relevant in the adolescent years and the interplay with personality across different developmental periods.

Contamination Lab of Turin (CLabTo)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleonora FIORE ◽  
Giuliano SANSONE ◽  
Chiara Lorenza REMONDINO ◽  
Paolo Marco TAMBORRINI
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Positive Effect

Interest in offering Entrepreneurship Education (EE) to all kinds of university students is increasing. Therefore, universities are increasing the number of entrepreneurship courses intended for students from different fields of study and with different education levels. Through a single case study of the Contamination Lab of Turin (CLabTo), we suggest how EE may be taught to all kinds of university students. We have combined design methods with EE to create a practical-oriented entrepreneurship course which allows students to work in transdisciplinary teams through a learning-by-doing approach on real-life projects. Professors from different departments have been included to create a multidisciplinary environment. We have drawn on programme assessment data, including pre- and post-surveys. Overall, we have found a positive effect of the programme on the students’ entrepreneurial skills. However, when the data was broken down according to the students’ fields of study and education levels, mixed results emerged.

Institutional Environment, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Intention of Company Employees

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Devi Angrahini Anni Lembana ◽  
Yu Yu Chang ◽  
Wen Ke Liang
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
New Venture ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Intrinsic Factors

From the intentionality-based view, individuals' actual behaviors to initiate a new venture is driven by their entrepreneurial intentions. Company employees have accumulated professionalism and practical experience, which both enable them to discover some unmet market demand and industrial gaps. However, in establishing a new business, not everyone with certain knowledge or expertise has the desire to become an entrepreneur. Prior research has shown that entrepreneurial intentions are under the profound influences of intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors. On the one hand, entrepreneurial self-efficacy is one of the key psychological states that makes someone dare to initiate entrepreneurial activities. Institutional environment, on the other hand, can either enhance and hinder an individuals' entrepreneurial motivation by offering incentives or causing barriers. Little work has been done to understand how the institutional environment and entrepreneurial self-efficacy jointly affect company employees' intention to quit their job and start an enterprising career. By using hierarchical regression on a sample of 325 Indonesian company employees, this paper shows that the entrepreneurial cognition and entrepreneurial self-efficacy are positively related to employees' entrepreneurial intentions. Also, entrepreneurial self-efficacy strengthens the effect of normative Approval on entrepreneurial intention, whereas the regulatory Support from Government is detrimental to company employees' intention to start a new venture regardless the entrepreneurial self-efficacy is high or low.

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