Subjective norms towards entrepreneurship and Malaysian students’ entrepreneurial intentions: does gender matter?

Jia Wei Chin, Michael J Mustafa and Melati Nungsari

Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2024, vol. 18, issue 2, 195-208

Abstract: Purpose - Adopting an institutional view of entrepreneurship, this study aims to explore the potential mediating role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) in the relationship between subjective norms and the entrepreneurial intentions of Malaysian students. Additionally, social role theory (SRT) was used to examine whether gender acts as a boundary condition in the proposed relationship. Design/methodology/approach - Empirical evidence was based on responses from 220 final-year students registered from a final-year entrepreneurship module at a private university in Malaysia. The hypothesised relationships were tested using Model 7 of the PROCESS macro. Findings - The findings indicated that subjective norms had a weak but positive effect on the entrepreneurial intentions of Malaysian students. Moreover, ESE was found to mediate the relationship between subjective norms and entrepreneurial intentions. However, contrary to theoretical expectations, gender did not act as a boundary condition in the proposed mediation relationship. Originality/value - By incorporating SRT with institutional theory, this study sought to address a knowledge gap in the existing literature by investigating and empirically exploring the moderating influence of gender on the mediating effect of ESE in the relationship between subjective norms and entrepreneurial intentions.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial intentions; Subjective norms; Gender; Entrepreneurial self-efficacy; Institutional theory; Social role theory; Entrepreneurial cognition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/APJIE-09-2023-0180

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