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The role of perceived university support in the formation of students' entrepreneurial intention

Saeed, Saadat, Yousafzai, Shumaila ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9136-4947, Yani-De-Soriano, Mirella ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1169-5923 and Muffatto, Moreno 2018. The role of perceived university support in the formation of students' entrepreneurial intention. Lindgreen, Adam, Vallaster, Christine, Maon, Francois, Yousafzai, Shumaila and Palacios Florencio, Beatriz, eds. Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Discovering, Creating and Seizing Opportunities for Blended Value Generation, Oxford ; New York, NY: Routledge, pp. 3-23. (10.4324/9781315611495-1)

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Abstract

Entrepreneurship education is central to student entrepreneurship. Previous research has attempted to understand the role of entrepreneurship education in the formation of students’ entrepreneurial intention and behavior, albeit in an isolated manner. Universities can support entrepreneurship in many ways, but it is important to measure students’ perception of the support that they receive in order to understand the extent of such support and its impact on students. The current study proposed and tested an integrative, multi-perspective framework. We have hypothesized that the three dimensions of university support, that is, perceived educational support, concept development support, and business development support, together with institutional support shape students’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy. In turn, entrepreneurial self-efficacy and individual motivations constitute the fundamental elements of the intention to start a business. A sample of 805 university students took part in the study and data were analyzed using structural equation modelling. Our findings showed that perceived educational support exerted the highest influence on entrepreneurial self-efficacy, followed by concept development support, business development support and institutional support. Self-efficacy in turn had a significant effect on entrepreneurial intention. Individual motivations such as self-realization, recognition and role had an additional impact on intention. However, intention was not related to financial success, innovation and independence. The findings suggest that our holistic perspective provides a more meaningful understanding of the role of perceived university support in the formation of students’ entrepreneurial intention. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Item Type: Book Section
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781472483591
Last Modified: 25 Nov 2022 11:34
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/126345

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