Entrepreneurial Intention in University Students

Autor: Dr. Cristóbal Fernández Robin; Ph.D.(c) Jorge Cea Valencia; Javier Gallardo Sánchez; Paulina Santander Astorga; Diego Yáñez Martínez.

This research aim to analyse the entrepreneurial intentions of university students to know the factors that influence this behaviour, for this Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) of Ajzen is used as a theoretical basis, where Attitude Towards Behaviour, Subjective Norm and Perceived Behavioural Control have an influence on Entrepreneurial Intention; adding to this, the impact of University Education in Entrepreneurship. To validate the proposed model, a study with 245 university students was conducted. The findings of this study confirm that Attitude Towards Behaviour and Perceived Behavioural Control have a positive influence on Entrepreneurial Intention, where the impact of Attitude Towards Behaviour is greater. Subjective Norm has no direct influence on the Entrepreneurial Intention, however there is an indirect influence through Attitude Towards Behaviour and Perceived Behavioural Control. Additionally, University Entrepreneurship Education shows a significant relationship only with Perceived Behavioral Control, i.e., the better the University Education in Entrepreneurship, the better the Perceived Behavioral Control, which leads to increase the Entrepreneurial Intention. Finally, gender did not significantly influence on the model as to indicate that the model is different for men and women.

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