Unlocking the connection between education, entrepreneurial mindset, and social values in entrepreneurial activity development

Lurdes D. Patrício () and João J. Ferreira ()
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Lurdes D. Patrício: Universidade da Beira Interior & NECE – Research Unit, Covilhã, Portugal and Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
João J. Ferreira: Universidade da Beira Interior & NECE – Research Unit, Covilhã, Portugal & QUT Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research, Australia

Review of Managerial Science, 2024, vol. 18, issue 4, No 2, 1013 pages

Abstract: Abstract The Entrepreneurial University constitutes a phenomenon that highlights the prominent roles played by academic organizations as aggregators of capabilities, enabling the establishing of bridges between innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. This research therefore sets out to analyze the relationship between the Total Early Stage Entrepreneurial Activities of individual graduates and their entrepreneurial attitudes and social values towards entrepreneurship. This applies data sourced from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report on innovation-driven countries. The main research findings stem from the regression models (Study 1) and fsQCA analysis (Study 2) returning evidence that the likelihood of adult graduates setting up firms or owning young companies rises whenever such individuals deem they hold the knowledge/skills required to start a business. The results also stress the importance of devoting high levels of media attention to entrepreneurship and fostering entrepreneurial cultures capable of fostering economic growth and prosperity. This research makes substantial theoretical contributions to the literature. Firstly, the findings reinforce the applicability and suitability of fsQCA analysis of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data. Secondly, this study strengthens the credibility of the Institutional Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior theoretical frameworks, correspondingly lending support to the importance of institutional or organizational factors as determinants of entrepreneurship and the need to focus on the linkage between entrepreneurial attitudes, entrepreneurial intentions, and entrepreneurial behaviors.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial University; Educational level; Entrepreneurial attitudes; Social values; Total early stage entrepreneurial activity; Graduate; GEM; fsQCA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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