Does the entrepreneur intention vary among university students?

IF 1.5 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of International Education in Business Pub Date : 2024-04-15 DOI:10.1108/jieb-08-2023-0061

Ahmet Maslakci, Lütfi Sürücü, Harun Şeşen

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Abstract

Purpose

To encourage entrepreneurship, which accelerates economic growth by increasing employment opportunities and competitiveness, stakeholders must conduct studies and develop policies that consider both the current situation and future expectations. This study aims to examine the environmental and personal factors that influence students’ entrepreneurial intentions (EIs), using a model based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and social cognitive theories (SCT).

Design/methodology/approach

This study proposed an institutional framework demonstrating contextual features to achieve this objective. This theoretical framework is evaluated using a sample of 375 university students in Türkiye.

Findings

The empirical findings can help policymakers develop effective policies to encourage entrepreneurship.

Research limitations/implications

The study focuses on EIs; it is possible that even if a participant indicated a high EI in the survey, they will ultimately pursue a completely different career path.

Practical implications

The study also contributes to entrepreneurship literature studies investigating the relationships between the TPB and SCT.

Social implications

By testing specific hypotheses for Türkiye, this study contributes to the demand for entrepreneurship research in countries that are major global players but have vastly different sociocultural contexts than Western countries.

Originality/value

The study draws a theoretical model that explains the factors affecting the EIs of university students and attempts to explain the EIs of university students with and without business education within this model.

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大学生的创业意向是否各不相同？

目的鼓励创业可通过增加就业机会和提高竞争力来加速经济增长，因此利益相关者在开展研究和制定政策时必须同时考虑当前形势和未来预期。本研究旨在使用基于计划行为理论 (TPB) 和社会认知理论 (SCT) 的模型，研究影响学生创业意向 (EI) 的环境因素和个人因素。研究局限/影响本研究侧重于 EI；即使参与者在调查中表示自己的 EI 很高，他们最终也有可能选择完全不同的职业道路。社会意义通过检验土耳其的特定假设，本研究满足了在作为全球主要参与者但社会文化背景与西方国家大相径庭的国家开展创业研究的需求。原创性/价值本研究建立了一个理论模型，解释了影响大学生就业指数的因素，并试图在此模型内解释受过和未受过商业教育的大学生的就业指数。

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来源期刊

Journal of International Education in Business EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

0.50

自引率

6.70%

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期刊介绍： The journal of International Education in Business (JIEB) is a peer reviewed journal concerned with theoretical and pedagogic aspects of international education in business schools and its flow-on implications for the workplace. The journal publishes papers that are concerned with: - international education, - cross- and inter-cultural aspects of internationalisation, - internationalisation of business schools, - business school teaching and learning, - academic and social engagement of students, - recruitment and marketing of business education in international contexts, - quality processes with respect to internationalisation, and - global organisations as stakeholders of internationalisation. Theoretical and empirical papers (qualitative and quantitative) as well as case analyses are invited. Papers that explore micro- and macro-perspectives in business and international education are also included.