Entrepreneurs Managerial Competencies and Innovative Start-Up Intentions in University Students: Focus On Mediating Factors

Motahareh Zarefard and Sung Eui Cho
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Motahareh Zarefard: Gyeongsang National University, Postal: Gyeongsang National University
Sung Eui Cho: BERI, Gyeongsang National University, Postal: BERI, Gyeongsang National University

International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2018, vol. 22, issue 2

Abstract: This study investigates the effect of entrepreneurs’ managerial competencies on the development of innovative start-up intentions among university students and examines the mediating roles of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and attitude toward start-ups. Data were collected from several universities in Iran that offer entrepreneurship courses. To analyse the relationship among the variables, a confirmatory factor analysis and a structural equation modelling were applied. Results showed the significance of entrepreneurs’ managerial competencies for the development of innovative start-up intentions through the mediating factors. The results also revealed that self-efficacy does not necessarily lead to innovative start-ups due to the important role of attitude.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Managerial Competencies; Self-efficacy; Attitude; Start-up Intentions. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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