Entrepreneurship education and business and science students’ green entrepreneurial intentions: The role of green entrepreneurial self-efficacy and environmental awareness

IF 5.3 2区材料科学 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

ACS Applied Nano Materials Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI:10.1016/j.ijme.2024.100987

Emmanuel Ruwaichi Mambali , Mariam Said Kapipi , Ismail Abdi Changalima

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Abstract

Entrepreneurship education (EE) is widely acknowledged as a proactive approach to fostering self-employment opportunities among young individuals. This study investigates the role of green entrepreneurial self-efficacy (GESE) and environmental awareness (ENVA) on the influence of EE on green entrepreneurial intentions (GEI) among both business and science students. We used a PLS-SEM to analyze data obtained from 412 Tanzanian students who completed a structured questionnaire. The findings indicate that EE has a positive and significant direct and indirect effect on GEI through GESE. Additionally, both GESE and ENVA exhibit positive and significant effects on GEI. Moreover, the study highlights that ENVA strengthens the effect of GESE on GEI. The results from a multigroup analysis uncovered significant differences in some hypothesized relationships between business and science students, with science students demonstrating stronger effects compared to business students. Our findings carry implications both practitioners and academics. Firstly, this study contributes to overarching development goals concerning education and environmentally friendly practices. Secondly, it furnishes empirical insights explaining the role of EE in nurturing environmentally conscious entrepreneurship. Lastly, our research serves as a catalyst for managers and policymakers to enhance entrepreneurial programs by integrating green entrepreneurship initiatives.

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创业教育与商科和理科学生的绿色创业意向：绿色创业自我效能感和环境意识的作用

创业教育（EE）被广泛认为是培养年轻人自主创业机会的积极方法。本研究探讨了绿色创业自我效能感（GESE）和环境意识（ENVA）对 EE 对商科和理科学生绿色创业意向（GEI）的影响作用。我们使用 PLS-SEM 分析了从 412 名填写结构化问卷的坦桑尼亚学生那里获得的数据。研究结果表明，通过 GESE，EE 对 GEI 有积极而显著的直接和间接影响。此外，GESE 和 ENVA 都对 GEI 产生了积极而显著的影响。此外，研究还强调 ENVA 加强了 GESE 对 GEI 的影响。多组分析的结果发现，商科学生和理科学生之间的一些假设关系存在显著差异，理科学生比商科学生表现出更强的影响。我们的研究结果对从业人员和学术界都有影响。首先，这项研究有助于实现有关教育和环保实践的总体发展目标。其次，它提供了经验性见解，解释了环境教育在培养具有环境意识的创业精神方面的作用。最后，我们的研究为管理者和政策制定者提供了催化剂，有助于他们通过整合绿色创业倡议来加强创业计划。

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ACS Applied Nano Materials Multiple-

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8.30

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3.40%

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1601

期刊介绍： ACS Applied Nano Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important applications of nanomaterials.