JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE
An Investigation of Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Intention amongst University Students
Author(s): Burcu Kör, Ingrid Wakkee, Meltem Mutlutürk
Citation: Burcu Kör, Ingrid Wakkee, Meltem Mutlutürk, (2020) "An Investigation of Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Intention amongst University Students," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol. 20, ss. 1, pp. 70-86
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the entrepreneurial intention (EI) of university students. In order to do so, EI, individual entrepreneurial orientation, self-efficacy, perceived educational support, perceived relational support, perceived structural support, knowledge sharing, and gender were used within the proposed model, and the constructed hypotheses were evaluated using SEM. The findings of a survey of 268 students show that self-efficacy is the strongest influencer of students’ EI. The findings also show the mediating influence of self-efficacy on the environmental components. Additionally, male students are more likely than female students to have EI.