Disentangling the effect of personal abilities and socio-demographic variables on entrepreneurial intentions: implications for entrepreneurship pedagogy

Hina Munir (), Miao Wang, Sidra Ramzan, Umar Farooq Sahibzada and Cai Jianfeng
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Hina Munir: University of Education
Miao Wang: Northwestern Polytechnical University
Sidra Ramzan: COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Vehari Campus
Umar Farooq Sahibzada: Northwestern Polytechnical University
Cai Jianfeng: Northwestern Polytechnical University

Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2021, vol. 11, issue 1, 53-69

Abstract: Abstract Since the start of twenty-first century, in the face of rapid globalization, a dynamic marketplace, the emergence of new technologies, innovation, and new business models, there has been an increasing need for young university graduates to be entrepreneurial, creative, and self-confident. This study is underpinned by “personal abilities-intention based framework” by employing the integrated role of personal abilities (creativity and self-confidence) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and addresses how these personal abilities can be included within effective pedagogical course design with specific consideration of a developing country (Pakistan). It further presents the multigroup differences on entrepreneurial intention (EIs) among university students based on different subgroups such as gender, entrepreneurship education (EE), faculty discipline, and university affiliation. A sample of 935 university students was gathered through a quantitative survey from three provinces in Pakistan. The results were analyzed by employing the structural equation model (SEM) with a partial least square (PLS) method. The findings of this framework reveal significant direct and indirect role of personal abilities in understanding EIs and also confirmed the mediated role of three proximal attitudinal dimensions of the TPB. Additionally, multigroup analysis (MGA) result shows differences in personal abilities and EIs across male and female students and students from public and private universities. Practitioners in Pakistan can benefit from the results of this framework by designing effective policies at institutional and regional level which foster effective EE.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial intentions; Personal abilities; Socio-demographic variables; Entrepreneurship pedagogy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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