Becoming an Entrepreneur

Weber, Susanne; Oser, Fritz; Achtenhagen, Frank; Fretschner, Michael; Trost, Sandra

doi:10.1007/978-94-6209-596-0_1

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“…However, in our sample, the explanatory power of PBC in predicting EI is lower than the power of PA. It can be interpreted that, although students have certainly learned something at university, these newly acquired skills and knowledge are not so relevant to their decision to become entrepreneurs (Weber et al, 2014) as personal desirability of being an entrepreneur.…”

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Entrepreneurial Intention Model: Empirical Results with Management Students in Serbia

Tošović

Jovanović

2020

Manage: J. Sustainable Bus. Manage, Solutions Emerging Econ.

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Research Question: This paper analyses which elements influence the entrepreneurial intention in Serbian entrepreneurial practice. Motivation: With this research, we want to draw attention of the public, decision-makers and entrepreneurs to entrepreneurship as a huge potential for the nation’s long-term economic growth in Serbia. To enlarge the number of potential entrepreneurs and, therefore, the final number of entrepreneurs, a more detailed explanation of all the phases as well as the prediction of entrepreneurship is necessary. As far as the first phase is concerned, this research starts from the adoption of the theory of planned behaviour (Ajzen, 1991) and tests relative contributions of motivational antecedents to the entrepreneurial intention (EI). Mixed results from literature for model specifications, especially for the contribution of subjective norm (SN), lead to the general need for more empirical support. Idea: Considering findings that the influence of motivational antecedents on EI differs due to national cultures (Linan & Chen, 2009), we conducted the empirical investigation to test the model in the context of Serbian entrepreneurial practice. Data: Primary data were collected from 191 responses to the questionnaire distributed among the students of Master management studies and junior and senior students of undergraduate management studies at the Faculty of Management in the first semester of 2019/2020. Tools: To confirm the construct validity and to improve the quality of the measurement model and its application to new dataset, methods that validate the model were applied: Cronbach’s alpha, factor analysis, the Heterotrait–Monotrait ratio of correlations and the Fornell-Larcker criterion. To test the hypotheses, the structural equation modelling was used. Findings: The proposed EI model achieved statistically significant explanatory power of almost 50% of the variations in EI, due to personal attitude (PA) and perceived behaviour control (PBC). The study adds empirical evidence in the context of Serbian entrepreneurial practice about the role of SN as the antecedent of PA and PBC. Age, a role model and work experience showed statistically significant influence as control variables. Contribution: The study extends the literature by empirically testing Ajzen’s theory in the context of an emerging economy and offers an input for practical implementation of findings.

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confidence: 99%

Entrepreneurial Intention Model: Empirical Results with Management Students in Serbia

Tošović

Jovanović

2020

Manage: J. Sustainable Bus. Manage, Solutions Emerging Econ.

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“…The requirements for an effective infrastructure are boosted since students are to take a more active role in generating real changes in various projects beyond having an advisory role for existing businesses or ventures. This wave has been criticized by scholars for giving priority to individual learning and neglecting the effect of social organization on human development and innovative behaviour (Weber et al, 2014). The third wave, the design alternative, is still on the drawing board (Arend et al, 2015) and thus a well-structured conceptual platform needs to be elaborated.…”

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confidence: 99%

Entrepreneurship education by design

Lahn

Erikson

2016

Education + Training

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Purpose The main purpose of the article is to outline a theoretical platform for a design-based approach to entrepreneurship education grounded in the ideas of the Russian psychologist and linguist Lev S. Vygotsky by reconceptualising the development of entrepreneurial expertise as artefact-mediated activity. This model is elaborated into some core pedagogical principles and contrasted with other approaches to entrepreneurial education. It also describes the piloting of this design perspective in a Master of Science programme in entrepreneurship. Students working as interns in high-tech start-up companies reflected on their practice and learned to learn using a number of artefacts as “scaffolds”. Design/methodology/approach The empirical base of this article is an instrumental case study of the pilot programme where the material is subject to documentary and narrative analysis. The master’s theses of the students participating in the new start-up programme were compared with those of students in the regular programme using thematic analysis. Findings The authors call for a more systematic examination of the model derived from Vygotsky in the field of entrepreneurship education. The exploratory study indicates that the emphasis on artefact-mediated action may strengthen systematic self-reflection and learning to learn among Master’s students in practice-based programmes. However, Vygotsky’s focus on “distributed agency” should be complemented by a more personalized mentoring scheme. Originality/value This is a pioneering study examining the pedagogy of artefact mediation in entrepreneurship education.

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“…The central education for China recently decided to require universities to provide a few entrepreneurship courses such as small business management, new venture creation service, industry management corporation management among others. The Chinese government hopes that such a progress would address the serious unemployment problem that the county is currently facing (Weber, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%