The Link between Perceived Public Support and Entrepreneurial Intention Mediated by Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and Entrepreneurial Climate: Gender as a Moderator

Selma Ouni () and Anis Jarboui ()
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Selma Ouni: University of Sfax
Anis Jarboui: University of Sfax

Public Organization Review, 2025, vol. 25, issue 3, No 39, 1654 pages

Abstract: Abstract The present work investigated the effect of perceived public support for entrepreneurship on entrepreneurial intention directly and indirectly via entrepreneurial self-efficacy factor and entrepreneurial climate while exploring the moderating effect of gender. Here, the data were collected through a survey questionnaire administered to 260 Tunisian university students. The findings demonstrate significant indirect-only mediation impacts of self-efficacy and climate on students perceived public support - entrepreneurial intention relationship. Moreover, the moderating role of gender on the examined association emphasizes that the indirect influence of perceived public support on entrepreneurial intention via entrepreneurial self-efficacy is more pronounced for women than for men.

Keywords: Perceived public support; Entrepreneurial self-efficacy; Entrepreneurial climate; Entrepreneurial intention; University- ANETI partnership; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/s11115-025-00884-3

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