... perceptions of risk, self-efficacy, career path and entrepreneurial intent (EI). The survey also contained a number of demographic questions, including academic field (major) and year of study. Findings Business students express the highest levels of EI, followed by engineering students and nursing...

...Halil Ali Uskuri; Harun Sesen Purpose The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of getting a higher education degree in a developed country on entrepreneurial intentions of individuals in developing countries by using the social cognitive career choice theory. Design/methodology...

...Muhammad Farrukh; Ali Raza; Muhammad Sajid; Muhammad Rafiq; Rizwana Hameed; Tanzila Ali Purpose This paper aims to investigate the role of nature and nurture in students’ entrepreneurial intention (EIs). In doing so, the study examines the relationship between prenatal testosterone exposure (2D:4D...

...Helen Efstratios Salavou; Georgios Chalkos; Spyros Lioukas Purpose Embracing the theories of gender role and career socialization, this study focuses on young adults and explores gender differences in entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurship education. Design/methodology/approach Based...

...Greeni Maheshwari Purpose The purpose of the paper is to investigate the influence of personality traits, individual factors and theory of planned behaviour (TPB) components (personal attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control) on entrepreneurial intentions of university students...

...Ana Pinto Borges; João M. Lopes; Catarina Carvalho; Bruno Miguel Vieira; Jorge Lopes Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the entrepreneurial intentions of higher education students in a private higher education institution (HEI), enrolled in the following courses: Business Management...

...Ahmet Maslakcı; Harun Sesen; Lütfi Sürücü Purpose Globalisation has made higher education increasingly multicultural. Although multicultural university students' attitudes and interactions with different cultures affect their academic success as well as entrepreneurial intentions, only a few...

...Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni; Dumebi Mozie; Adebanji Wlliam A.A. Ayeni Purpose This study focussed on investigating the impact of entrepreneurial characteristics on the entrepreneurial intention of university students in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach This research adopted a survey research...

...Giang Hoang; Thuy Thu Thi Le; Anh Kim Thi Tran; Tuan Du Purpose This 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...

... to engineering majors. This study investigates the impact of entrepreneurial motivation (EM) on entrepreneurial intentions (EIs), to analyse the inherent entrepreneurial potential of engineering majors. The impact of entrepreneurial education has also been studied to proffer recommendations for policymakers...

...Hee Song Ng; Daisy Mui Hung Kee; Mohammad Jamal Khan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of proactive personality (PP), entrepreneurship education (EE) and entrepreneurial opportunities (EO) on shaping entrepreneurial intentions (EI) among university students through...

...Innocent Otache; Kadiri Umar; Yakubu Audu; Ugbede Onalo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to employ a longitudinal approach to assess the effects of entrepreneurship education (EE) on students’ entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) through the constructs of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB...

...Swagatika Sahoo; Rajeev Kumar Panda Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of the contextual antecedents on the individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) of university graduates, which, in turn, affects their entrepreneurial intentions (EIs). Design...

... of empirical results is known. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of cultural values on entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of Pakistani students. Design/methodology/approach Cultural values of individualism and collectivism were incorporated into the theory of planned behaviour (TPB...

... 18 02 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Entrepreneurship education Entrepreneurial intentions Theory of planned behaviour Entrepreneurial lecturers The issue of whether entrepreneurs are born or made, to a large...

...Noemí Pérez-Macías; José Luis Fernández-Fernández; Antonio Rua Vieites Purpose Based on Azjen’s (1991) theory of planned behavior, the purpose of this paper is to complement the existing body of knowledge on entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) by comparing two different university environments...

... of university students’ entrepreneurial intentions (EI). Design/methodology/approach Based on Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour and the interactionist model of creative behaviour by Woodman et al. (1993), this paper provides empirical evidence demonstrating that classroom interdisciplinary...

... on the relationship between EE and self-employment intention. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviewed extensively related literature on EE, entrepreneurial intentions and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The detailed literature review undertaken formed the basis for the development of the conceptual...

...María Huertas González-Serrano; Irena Valantine; Josep Crespo Hervás; Carlos Pérez-Campos; Ferran Calabuig Moreno Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how the nationality and the sport education system could affect the entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of undergraduate sport science...

...Elin Merethe Oftedal; Tatiana A. Iakovleva; Lene Foss Purpose How university context (UC) enhances students’ entrepreneurial intentions and opportunity recognition is an emerging topic. It is known that students learn, not only from educational programmes, but also from the context in which...