Perceived university support and technical graduates’ intentions to venture into business start-ups in Tanzania: does institutional support matter?

Kelvin Luka Nzilano (), Hawa Petro Tundui () and Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula ()
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Kelvin Luka Nzilano: Moshi Co-Operative University
Hawa Petro Tundui: Mzumbe University
Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula: Sokoine University of Agriculture

Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2022, vol. 12, issue 1, 465-477

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the influence of perceived university and institutional support on business start-up intentions using empirical data collected from 391 technical graduates in Tanzania. Specifically, the paper examines the influence of perceived educational, concept, and business development support on business start-up intentions and the mediating effect of institutional support on the hypothesized relationships. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to examine the influence of perceived university support on business start-up intentions and the mediating effect of institutional support on the hypothesized relationships. The findings indicate that concept development and institutional support significantly influenced business start-up intentions. However, institutional support partially mediated the influence of perceived university support on business start-up intentions through concept development support but fully mediated through educational and business development support. Conclusively, institutional support matters a lot if colleges and universities are to properly groom and orient graduates towards business start-ups. Technical colleges and universities should employ experiential pedagogical methods while designing tailor-made business development services to equip graduates with know-how and hands-on skills to enhance their potential to venture into business start-ups.

Keywords: Perceived university support; Business start-ups; Institutional support; Intentions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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