Effect of Entrepreneurship Training on Students’ Capability of Agency and Entrepreneurship Intention
Universities and Entrepreneurship: Meeting the Educational and Social Challenges
ISBN: 978-1-83982-075-5, eISBN: 978-1-83982-074-8
Publication date: 15 February 2021
Abstract
The chapter aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the entrepreneurship training programmes implemented in public and private universities in the entity of Guanajuato, located in the central part of Mexico. A simple random sample of 449 students who participated in these programmes was collected. The survey data were statistically analysed to determine if the participants’ capability of agency and the influence of their closest social groups – university, family and regional socioenvironmental – increase the entrepreneurial intentions of university students. Results showed that the capability of agency was directly improved after participation in the programme, while entrepreneurial intentions were indirectly influenced by the institutional and business environment.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Directorate for Research Support and Postgraduate Programs (DAIP) at the University of Guanajuato for supporting the research project (Key: 012/2020 – CIIC 2020).
Citation
Álvarez-Castañón, L.d.C. and Arroyo, P. (2021), "Effect of Entrepreneurship Training on Students’ Capability of Agency and Entrepreneurship Intention", Jones, P., Apostolopoulos, N., Kakouris, A., Moon, C., Ratten, V. and Walmsley, A. (Ed.) Universities and Entrepreneurship: Meeting the Educational and Social Challenges (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 11), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 81-95. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-724620210000011006
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