Autonomy in the relationship between education and entrepreneurial intentions of female students

Tuyen Thi Kim Dinh, Trang Duong Thuy Mai, Linh Thi Thuy Ly and Minh Pham
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Tuyen Thi Kim Dinh: Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trang Duong Thuy Mai: Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Linh Thi Thuy Ly: Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Minh Pham: Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE - ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 2025, vol. 15, issue 2, 152-169

Abstract: Female students are a potential target that can help the economy develop and grow. Although women starting businesses has become popular, women still face many more challenges than men in the Vietnamese market. Some of them are autonomy, knowledge, and business motivation. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the impact of entrepreneurship education on female students’ entrepreneurial intention through business motivation. At the same time, the research also examines the moderating role of autonomy in relationships. Data were collected from 356 female students at universities in Vietnam and analyzed using SmartPLS 4 software. The results of the study accepted all hypotheses in the model. The study found that business motivation mediates the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. Autonomy has a moderating role in the relationships in the model. Therefore, universities need to improve entrepreneurship education and autonomy so that female students have more motivation to start businesses, thereby increasing the rate of female entrepreneurs in Vietnam.

Keywords: autonomy; entrepreneurship education; entrepreneurial intention; female students; PLS-SEM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.46223/HCMCOUJS.econ.en.15.2.3028.2025

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