Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Comparative Study of African and European University Economics Students

IF 2.1 Q3 BUSINESS

Journal of African Business Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI:10.1080/15228916.2023.2276541

Denisa Skrbková, Petra Rydvalová

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Abstract

Businesses started by well-educated people are considered a driving force for a country’s development. Many studies have examined the entrepreneurial intentions of university students in different countries. However, only a few studies have investigated the differences in such intentions between students in developed and developing countries, especially African countries. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine whether African university economics students are interested in becoming entrepreneurs compared to their counterparts from developed countries in the EU. We compared students’ intentions to become entrepreneurs using a large quantitative dataset obtained from university students from the 2018 GUESSS international survey. Testing four hypotheses, we found a statistically significant difference in entrepreneurial intentions between EU and African students. In general, we can say that African students have a more positive attitude toward their own entrepreneurship than their fellow EU students.

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创业意向:非洲和欧洲大学经济学学生的比较研究

受过良好教育的人创办的企业被认为是一个国家发展的动力。许多研究都考察了不同国家大学生的创业意向。然而，只有少数研究调查了发达国家和发展中国家，特别是非洲国家的学生在这种意图上的差异。因此，本研究的目的是确定与来自欧盟发达国家的学生相比，非洲大学经济学专业的学生是否有兴趣成为企业家。我们使用从2018年guess国际调查中获得的大学生大量定量数据集，比较了学生成为企业家的意愿。通过对四个假设的检验，我们发现欧盟学生和非洲学生在创业意向上存在统计学上的显著差异。总的来说，我们可以说非洲学生对自己的创业态度比他们的欧盟学生更积极。

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Journal of African Business BUSINESS-

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4.60

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10.50%

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期刊介绍： Journal of African Business is the official journal of the Academy of African Business and Development, the largest network of professionals committed to advancement of business development in African nations. JAB strives to comprehensively cover all business disciplines by publishing high quality analytical, conceptual, and empirical articles that demonstrate a substantial contribution to the broad domain of African business. Regardless of the research context, tradition, approach, or philosophy, manuscripts submitted to JAB must demonstrate that the topics investigated are important to the understanding of business practices and the advancement of business knowledge in or with Africa. Particularly, JAB welcomes qualitative and quantitative research papers. JAB is not, however, limited to African-based empirical studies. It searches for various contributions, including those based on countries outside Africa that address issues relevant to African business. Targeted toward academics, policymakers, consultants, and executives, JAB features the latest theoretical developments and cutting-edge research that challenge established beliefs and paradigms and offer alternative ways to cope with the endless change in the business world. Covered areas: Accounting; Agribusiness Management and Policy; Business Law; Economics and Development Policy; Entrepreneurship and Family Business; Finance; Global Business; Human Resource Management; Information and Communications Technology (ICT); Labor Relations; Marketing; Management Information Systems (MIS); Non-Profit Management; Operations and Supply Chain Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Organizational Development; Service Management; Small Business Management; Social Responsibility and Ethics; Strategic Management Policy; Technology and Innovation Management; Tourism and Hospitality Management; Transportation and Logistics