Entrepreneurial Intention as a Function of University Atmosphere, Macroeconomic Environment and Business Support: A Multi-Group Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Çera, Gentjan; Çera, Edmond; Rozsa, Zoltan; Bilan, Svitlana
Titel	Entrepreneurial Intention as a Function of University Atmosphere, Macroeconomic Environment and Business Support: A Multi-Group Analysis
Quelle	In: European Journal of Training and Development, 45 (2021) 8-9, S.706-724 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2046-9012
DOI	10.1108/EJTD-08-2019-0148
Schlagwörter	Entrepreneurship; Macroeconomics; Intention; Business Administration Education; Context Effect; Cross Cultural Studies; Student Motivation; Policy Formation; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Factor Analysis; College Students; Higher Education; Student Attitudes; Economic Factors; Social Influences; Czech Republic; Poland; Slovakia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmungsgeist; Makroökonomie; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Schulische Motivation; Politische Betätigung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Faktorenanalyse; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schülerverhalten; Ökonomischer Faktor; Sozialer Einfluss; Tschechische Republik; Polen; Slowakei
Abstract	Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of university atmosphere, macroeconomic environment and business support on students' entrepreneurial intention. Moreover, it explores whether country moderates these relationships or not. Design/methodology/approach: This research is administered on individual-level data collection through survey distribution. The impact of contextual factors on entrepreneurial intention, along with moderating effect, was examined by using multi-group analysis (MGA) in partial least squares (PLS) in an original data set of 1,352 respondents from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Findings: The results indicate that university environment and business support can influence entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, country did not moderate the proposed relationships. Research limitations/implications: This study's contribution enriches literature by providing insights on the determinants of entrepreneurial intentions in the Central Europe context. Limitations may be overcome with further research. Practical implications: Identifying factors that influence entrepreneurial intention can inform the design of effective policies to boost entrepreneurship and combat youth unemployment. Originality/value: Understanding the contextual factors that motivate students towards entrepreneurship may inform the design of more effective policies. The findings of this study, particularly concerning moderating effects, are useful to scholars as entrepreneurial behaviour is proved similar across all three countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01