Competing models of entrepreneurial intentions: the influence of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and attitudes

Edgar Izquierdo and Marc Buelens

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2011, vol. 13, issue 1, 75-91

Abstract: The present study tested two models explaining how entrepreneurship education can have an effect of entrepreneurial intentions through its impact on attitudes and self-efficacy. Data were collected from 236 students who were exposed to an entrepreneurship course. While in Model 1, attitudes and self-efficacy are positively related to intentions to new venture creation, in Model 2, attitudes mediate between self-efficacy and intentions. Results indicate that attitudes have a stronger relationship with intentions in Model 2. Discussion and implications for future research are presented.

Keywords: entrepreneurship education; entrepreneurial self-efficacy; entrepreneurial attitudes; entrepreneurial intentions; entrepreneurs; new venture creation; new ventures; modelling; university students. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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