Entrepreneurial Intention Among Tourism Undergraduate Students in Egypt

Abstract

This study examines entrepreneurial intention of undergraduate tourism students in Egypt and the effect of specific beliefs and subjective norms on this intention. It also investigates students' perceived motives and barriers to entrepreneurship. Although there have been many studies handling students entrepreneurial intention, only a limited number of studies have focused on tourism students' entrepreneurial intention, and it is worth noting that from an educational perspective, investigating entrepreneurial intention of tourism students may play a role in the design of tourism curricula. Furthermore, there is a shortage of studies explicating entrepreneurial intention in the Middle East countries. Thus, the current study helps in filling this gap. A sample of undergraduate tourism students in Egypt was surveyed. Results showed that the majority of students have intention to start their own business after graduation. They perceive that lack of entrepreneurial education is their main barrier to entrepreneurship. Implications for educators and governmental bodies and succeeding research directions are highlighted.

Understanding entrepreneurial intentions: A developed integrated structural model approach

“…A comparative analysis of nascent entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs based upon the integrated model presented in this research would provide important insights into differences between these two segments in terms of the mechanism through which the EI's antecedents are associated. That research would also respond to criticisms of research being conducted exclusively among university student populations (Altinay et al, 2012;Gurel et al, 2010;Soliman, 2011). However, the subjects in the current research are students and this limits the ability to generalize the findings to other populations.…”

“…Hernández-Perlines, 2016). Many studies to date have explored an array of factors influencing individuals' intentions to go into business using mainly regression methods (e.g., Gurel et al, 2010;Krueger et al, 2000;Shook & Bratianu, 2010;Shirokova, Osiyevskyy, & Bogatyreva, 2015;Soliman, 2011;Wang & Wong, 2004). In the current study, a more comprehensive view of analyzing the whole set of interrelationships between the constructs using SEM is taken into consideration.…”

Does perception of hospitality employment change post internship?

“…In the meantime, limited studies have also examined how higher education internship or work experiences of hospitality and tourism interns affect their future career intentions (Robinson, Ruhanen, & Breakey, 2016). With the industry experiencing challenges with the attraction, recruitment, and retention of quality employees (Lee & Chao, 2013;Soliman, 2011), it becomes necessary to understand the perception of hospitality students regarding hospitality jobs in terms of their commitment to the industry, the social status of hospitality employment, industryperson congeniality, as well as their perceptions of the nature of hospitality work prior to their internships and their perceptions after their internship experiences. This approach remains relevant, as it clearly exposes the direct impact of internship experiences on the students' future engagements with the industry.…”

Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Intentions of Slovak Youth Growing up in Cities and in Villages

“…I can spot a good opportunity long before others can Many studies have explored an array of factors influencing individuals' intentions to go into business using mainly regression methods (e.g., Bacq & Alt, 2018;Esfandiar, Sharifi-Tehrani, Pratt, & Altinay 2017;Gurel et al, 2010;Krueger et al, 2000;Shirokova, Osiyevskyy, & Bogatyreva, 2016;Soliman, 2011;Shook & Bratianu, 2010;Wang & Wong, 2004). We used OLS in regression model which provided us deeper insight into the driving forces behind EI among Slovak youth in three rural regions.…”