scholarly journals Fostering Entrepreneurial Intentions among University Students in Ghana: Proposing a Conceptual Framework

2021 ◽  
pp. 127-135
Author(s):  
Stephen Arthur ◽  
Josephine Ganu ◽  
Abdulai Issaka
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Emerging Country ◽  
Positive Effect

The positive effect of students' exposure to entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship intention is well established in extant literature. Ghana is an example of an emerging country that has embraced entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education to curb unemployment levels, especially among university graduates. However, countless university graduates especially in Ghana prefer seeking non-existent jobs rather than establishing their businesses. Therefore, this paper proposes a conceptual framework that highlights entrepreneurial competencies, social support, and business opportunities as essential factors that can potentially enhance the entrepreneurial intentions of university students, particularly fresh graduates. Specifically, we offer three propositions with the anticipation of generating fresh research interest for future studies in entrepreneurial intentions among university graduates. Understanding these driving forces leading to entrepreneurial intentions among young graduates is critical for effective entrepreneurship education and self-employment in Ghana and beyond.

Entrepreneurship Education and University Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions in Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
pp. 288-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheikh Md. Monzurul Huq ◽  
Sheikh Mohammed Rafiul Huque ◽  
Md. Baktiar Rana
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
The University

A university plays a fundamental role in establishing and developing an entrepreneurial-oriented economy. The entrepreneurship education has been recognized very important which helps students to understand and foster entrepreneurial intention and attitude. The purpose of the present study is to examine entrepreneurship education and associated entrepreneurial intentions of students of public and private universities of Bangladesh. Few empirical studies done in Bangladesh have examined the entrepreneurial intentions of the university students. This study will fill the research gap in this respect. This study implies that university role, types of course programs influence attitude and intention and elevates the chances that students would eventually choose an entrepreneurial career. The findings of this study have policy implications in inducing more university graduates to start their own businesses.

Entrepreneurship Education and University Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions in Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
pp. 221-246
Author(s):  
Sheikh Md. Monzurul Huq ◽  
Sheikh Mohammed Rafiul Huque ◽  
Md. Baktiar Rana
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
The University

A university plays a fundamental role in establishing and developing an entrepreneurial-oriented economy. The entrepreneurship education has been recognized very important which helps students to understand and foster entrepreneurial intention and attitude. The purpose of the present study is to examine entrepreneurship education and associated entrepreneurial intentions of students of public and private universities of Bangladesh. Few empirical studies done in Bangladesh have examined the entrepreneurial intentions of the university students. This study will fill the research gap in this respect. This study implies that university role, types of course programs influence attitude and intention and elevates the chances that students would eventually choose an entrepreneurial career. The findings of this study have policy implications in inducing more university graduates to start their own businesses.

Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions of university students in Vietnam: the mediating roles of self-efficacy and learning orientation

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-133
Author(s):  
Giang Hoang ◽  
Thuy Thu Thi Le ◽  
Anh Kim Thi Tran ◽  
Tuan Du
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Hierarchical Regression Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis study aims to explore the mediating roles of self-efficacy and learning orientation in the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions of university students in Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from an online survey of 1,021 university students in Vietnam. The authors conducted a hierarchical regression analysis to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results of hierarchical regression analysis reveal that entrepreneurship education positively affects entrepreneurial intentions, and this relationship is mediated by both learning orientation and self-efficacy.Research limitations/implicationsThis study confirms the importance of entrepreneurship education in encouraging university students' entrepreneurial intentions.Practical implicationsThis study offers practical implications for universities and policy makers.Social implicationsThis study is one of the first to empirically examine the concept of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions in an Asia-Pacific context.Originality/valueThis study emphasises the significance of entrepreneurship education and its effects on university students' entrepreneurial intentions. Furthermore, the findings confirm that self-efficacy and learning orientation play an important part in explaining how entrepreneurship education relates to entrepreneurial intentions.

Intention towards social entrepreneurship of university students in an emerging economy: the influence of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurship education

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-151
Author(s):  
H.M. Kamrul Hassan
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Support

Purpose Entrepreneurial intention plays a crucial role in the research and application of social entrepreneurship (SE). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the factors affecting students’ intention towards social entrepreneurship (ISE). The study has taken entrepreneurial self-efficacy, along with entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial network and perceived university support that have an impact on intentions, which instills interest amongst students in being future entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach Data were primarily taken from a survey of 380 university students from public and private universities in Chattogram, the business capital of Bangladesh. Students were preliminarily selected, focussing on different profiles such as male/female, age, socio-economic status, education level, university status and employment level. Initially, using factor analysis factors were analyzed and later multiple regression analysis was used to identify the relationship with ISE. Findings The study on the student reveals that four aspects significantly impacted the preference of students’ ISE. This study reinforces the influence of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, along with entrepreneurial education, as the factors contributing to aid young graduates recognizing and fostering an ISE. Entrepreneurial networks and perceived university support were found to have no association with social entrepreneurial intentions. Originality/value This paper contributes to the understanding of the factors and provides a basis for explaining factors that affect the intention of students towards SE. It can contribute to future research related to social entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, it was concluded that forming social entrepreneurial intention is highly influenced by entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurship education.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Natural Environment Relatedness and Emotional Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Proposed Conceptual Framework Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 77-98
Author(s):  
Noorlila Ahmad ◽  
Siti Fatimah Abd Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Nature Connectedness ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

The influence of the natural environment on emotional well-being has been highlighted at the peak of the Covid 19 pandemic that saw most countries impose prolonged total lockdowns and movement restrictions on their citizens. While researchers have recently emphasized the need to focus not only on students’ academic achievement but also on their inner needs, which include their emotional well-being, studies have found nature connectedness has a positive effect on emotional well-being and physical health. Many studies on nature and well-being have focused on physiological and psychological experimental research to examine before and after exposure to nature. However, there is still a need for further investigation how emotional connection between nature environments in the aspect of restorativeness and spiritual values improve mental health.  This paper systematically reviewed previous studies about the relationship between exposure to the natural environment and well-being focusing on key variables, underpinning theories, methodological processes and samples. As a result of the review, a conceptual framework is proposed for future studies on relationship between exposure to the natural environment and well-being. We hope that the proposed framework will be empirically tested in future studies.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF BUSINESS MODELS CANVAS LEARNING ON IMPROVING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saidun Hutasuhut ◽  
Irwansyah Irwansyah ◽  
Agus Rahmadsyah ◽  
Reza Aditia
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
State University ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Entrepreneurial Learning ◽  
Business Model Canvas

Indonesian university graduates skills in creating job opportunities or entering the workforce are still low. It can be seen from the facts that the undergraduate unemployment rate is still higher than the national unemployment rate. Although entrepreneurship education has been considered as one solution to this problem, the best entrepreneurship education model has not been agreed among researchers. This study examines the application of Business Model Canvas (BMC) on enhancing student achievement and student entrepreneurial intentions and the interaction of entrepreneurial learning achievement levels and the application of BMC on entrepreneurial intentions. The method used in this research is quasi-experiment by assigning two classes of entrepreneurship courses at the Faculty of Economics, Medan State University, one class as an experimental class (BMC) and the other class as the control class. Hypothesis testing was conducted with t-test and ANOVA. The findings showed that the average entrepreneurial learning achievement of the BMC class was 12.52% higher than that of the control class. Entrepreneurial intentions of the BMC class was only 6.15% higher than that of the control class. BMC is proven to be positive and significantly improves learning achievement. The level of learning achievement is proven to be positive and it significantly increases entrepreneurial intentions. However, BMC learning has not been proven to increase entrepreneurial intentions. The results of this study are useful for entrepreneurial instructors to design learning that can increase entrepreneurial intentions.

scholarly journals The Influence of Entrepreneurship Education on the Entrepreneurial Intentions of University Students in Katsina State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-42
Author(s):  
Aliyu Mamman ◽  
Ismail Kayode Olaoye ◽  
Abdulrazaq M. Abdulrahaman ◽  
Jibrin Nuhu Shagari ◽  
Olusegun Kazeem Lekan
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

AbstractThis study attempts to determine the influence of Entrepreneurship Education (EEd) on the entrepreneurial intentions of university students in Katsina State, Nigeria. The study is guided by the following specific objectives: to examine the nature of entrepreneurial education being acquired by the students to determine the extent of influence of the acquired education on the students’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy and to determine the extent of influence of the acquired education on student’s entrepreneurial mindset. Secondary and primary sources were used in generating data for the study. Using stratified and random sampling techniques, data was generated by means of a structured questionnaire administered to 400 students across the three universities in the State. Descriptive statistics as well as simple regression was used in analysing the data collected from the respondents. Findings revealed that students fairly agreed that they have acquired education in major areas of entrepreneurship encompassing creativity, innovation, and venture creation and that EEd has a significantly positive influence on their entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial mindset. The study recommends that university managements should devise means of an adequate follow-up of their graduates to ensure the translation of their entrepreneurial intentions into venture creation, while entrepreneurship education lecturers should pay special attention to the area of venture creation as the students do not seem to be very optimistic in their ability to translate business opportunities into business projects/ventures.

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