Unraveling the direct and indirect effects of entrepreneurial education and mindset on entrepreneurial intention: The moderating role of entrepreneurial passion

Author(s):  
Ying‐Kai Liao ◽  
Vu Huu Anh Nguyen ◽  
Hsin‐Kuang Chi ◽  
Hieu Huu Nguyen
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 4676-4683
Author(s):  
Boonsri Suteerachai ◽  
Pornkul Suksod ◽  
Sudawan Somjai

Aim of the study: The aim of this paper was to analyze the impact of cognitive entrepreneurial training and education and their impact on business opportunity recognition in Thailand with the moderating role of entrepreneurial passion. This study has four main objectives such as to study the impact of cognitive entrepreneurial training on business opportunity recognition accuracy, to study the impact of entrepreneurial education on business opportunity recognition accuracy, to analyze the role of entrepreneurial passion between cognitive entrepreneurial training and business opportunity recognition accuracy and to analyze the role of entrepreneurial passion between entrepreneurial education and business opportunity recognition accuracy. In the era of rapid development and growth, entrepreneurial education is extremely vital for students. Entrepreneurial passion as well as play an important role in recognizing business opportunities. The process of experiential education facilitates potential business-persons to learn how to identify business opportunities, through developing and building their framework of (Cognitive Opportunity Identification), and through improving their entrepreneurship skills through entrepreneurial learning and education. Methods: Quantitative method and cross sectional time horizon have been used by the researcher in this paper. The researcher gathered data from Thai students. Findings: The study findings suggest that hypothesis 1, 2, 3 and 4, all are accepted. Implications: The programs of entrepreneurial education should provide theoretical understandings to students, facilitating them to make better sense of their pertinent experiences and to transmute them into understanding and knowledge.


Author(s):  
Abdella Kosa Chebo ◽  
Idris Mohammed Kute

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to uncover the role of entrepreneurial passion and resources on innovativeness. The research also tested the moderating role of entrepreneurial commitment and environmental unpredictability.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 112 small firm owners/managers was selected from central Ethiopia using two level multi-stage sampling. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive analysis and hierarchical regression analysis.FindingsThe owners/managers who are passionate and have adequate human and financial capital are involved more on discovering and exploitation of promising business opportunities that lead to innovativeness. The commitment among passionate and resourceful owners/managers raises a fire on the individuals to be more innovative, but the strong entrepreneurial passion and resources faced challenges in the unpredictable environment to change the ambition to actions.Research limitations/implicationsThe future research should also include the financial measures or financial resources and other variables such as entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial background in a cross-country study.Practical implicationsThe policy makers should develop sustainable strategies that encourage passionate firms toward innovativeness.Originality/valueThe study brings a new insight on the relationship between entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurial resources, and innovativeness. The study also contributes to entrepreneurship literature by investigating the moderating role of entrepreneurial commitment and environmental unpredictability in relating entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial resource to innovativeness. In addition, by exploring the contribution of entrepreneurial passion and resources toward innovativeness, it helps to bring the discussion forward on the subject matter.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Altaf Hussain ◽  
Dr. Norashidah

Why an individual prefer to become an entrepreneur and what factor motivated his intentions for becoming an entrepreneur is considered important question in entrepreneurship research. Entrepreneurial education is considered an important variable which effect on entrepreneurial intentions. However, empirical research results on entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intention yielded mixed results. To investigate further this question from developing countries perspective, this paper looks at the role of entrepreneurial education in developing the entrepreneurial intentions for becoming entrepreneur. The sample for this study composed of final year business students from Pakistan. The result of this study supports the entrepreneurial intentions model based on the theory of planned behavior. The results further suggested significant influence of entrepreneurial education on entrepreneurial intentions of the students. Moreover, this study results also showed that theoretical knowledge of entrepreneurship (know-what) and knowledge of social network development (know-who) component are vital for imparting entrepreneurial education.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temoor Anjum ◽  
Sara Ravan Ramzani ◽  
Muhammad Farrukh ◽  
Valliappan Raju ◽  
Nida Nazar ◽  
...  

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial education on entrepreneurial intentions of the university students, moreover, a mediating role of  Entrepreneurial Passion, Perceived Creativity Disposition and Entrepreneurial Passion was also assessed. Data were collected from 595 university students; Partial least square technique was used with the help of SmartPLS software. Results of partial least square structural equation modeling showed that all the hypothesized direct and indirect relationship were supported. Possible implications for theory and practice are discussed in detailed.


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