Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students under the Perspective of the Theory of Planned Behaviour: Integrative Literature Review

Francinara Lima de Andrade () and Luísa Margarida Cagica Carvalho
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Francinara Lima de Andrade: Centre for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics, University of Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
Luísa Margarida Cagica Carvalho: Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal and Centre for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics, University of Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal

Administrative Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-17

Abstract: (1) Background: In a competitive and globalised world, retaining immigrants in entrepreneurial universities is an underutilised asset, one that allows economic development to be better enabled. Thus, studying the entrepreneurial intention (EI) of students enables the development of practices and public policies. (2) Purpose: Although the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is not a recent approach, its theoretical framework was considered consistent to understand the entrepreneurial intention (EI) of university students, considering the geographic region of origin. (3) Methods: This article is an integrative literature review. The database consulted was the Web of Science. Works available in full until 2022 that addressed at least two TPB antecedents were included. Works that were not articles that included university students were excluded. (4) Results: The articles analysed confirm the predictive power of the theory. However, more standardised studies need to address the role of variables. The African results showed a greater entrepreneurial attitude; Americans and Asians perceived greater behavioural control; and the subjective norm was stronger among Africans. (5) Originality: This work contributes to fomenting attention to this field, providing the development of theories, and suggesting avenues for future research. The authors did not find a literature review on the subject.

Keywords: entrepreneurial intention; entrepreneurial university; students; TPB; literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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