EMPIRICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PROMOTING STUDENTS' ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS

Silke Tegtmeier ()
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Silke Tegtmeier: Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Department of Entrepreneurship & Start-up Management, Scharnhorststrasse 1, 21335 Lueneburg, Germany

Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), 2012, vol. 20, issue 02, 151-169

Abstract: Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) suggests empirical implications to promote students' entrepreneurial intentions. In the course of an empirical study with 208 German students, regression analyses confirm that attitude, social norm, and perceived behavioural control contribute substantially to the prediction of start-up intentions. The use of index based measurements shows that entrepreneurial intention is significantly influenced by all three constructs (R2= 0.446). As beliefs based on information and experiences are decisive in order to emerge an intention, a promoting approach should start here. Following the TPB, changes at singular points are not sufficient. A discussion of concrete beliefs provides implications for future research as well as for practical interventions.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; entrepreneur; theory of planned behaviour; entrepreneurial intention; universities; intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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