Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment Among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia

Premand, Patrick; Brodmann, Stefanie; Almeida, Rita; Grun, Rebekka E.; Barouni, Mahdi

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“…A key reason for the high unemployment rates among educated youth is a lack of employment opportunities for them, resulting in employee underutilisation (Devendiran, 2015;Msigwa and Kipesha, 2013;Premand et al, 2012). Unemployment not only results in financial hardship but also can lead to poor mental health, with low self-esteem, anxiety and depression as common outcomes (Bhebhe et al, 2015;Paul and Moser, 2009).…”

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Willing but fearful: resilience and youth entrepreneurial intentions

Ukil

Jenkins

2022

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PurposeDespite entrepreneurial intentions being a central and enduring construct in entrepreneurship research, most research on intentions focused on factors that underpin an individual's entrepreneurial intentions. This study extends the emerging literature on fear of failure and resilience to understand how they influence entrepreneurial intentions. The authors do this in a context where job prospects are low, and unemployment is high to understand what potentially prevents educated youth in a developing country from pursuing self-employment.Design/methodology/approachThis study applies the structural equation modelling (SEM) using AMOS 25 to test the hypotheses on a sample of 238 third- and fourth-year Bangladeshi students facing an important career decision. A replication study is also conducted with an additional sample (n = 209) to verify the robustness of the findings, using a different measurement of resilience and a different analysis method – partial least square (PLS)-SEM in Smart-PLS 3.FindingsThe study finds support for the mediation model where fear of failure mediates the relationship between resilience and entrepreneurial intentions. The findings suggest that resilience enhances entrepreneurial intentions while also reducing the negative effects of fear of failure on entrepreneurial intentions.Originality/valueThis study contributes to an underexplored area of entrepreneurial intentions literature by exploring how resilience relates to fear of failure and entrepreneurial intentions. The findings demonstrate the importance of resilience through its direct effect on intentions as well as its indirect effect through its influence on fear of failure. The findings have implications for potential entrepreneurs and educational institutions providing training in entrepreneurship.

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Willing but fearful: resilience and youth entrepreneurial intentions

Ukil

Jenkins

2022

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“…Moreover, universities have started to engage in entrepreneurship training, which, if done successfully, can enable graduates to gain skills, become disciplined, and create their jobs while aligning their skills with private employers' needs. Nevertheless, evidence regarding how such programs shape students' skills and facilitate entry into self-employment remains scarce (Premand et al, 2012). It is yet to be fully established that moral values, character development, and skills development can serve as a channel to enhance employability.…”

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The Correlational Study of the Quality of Students Enrolled in the University and Employability of Graduates from Selected Universities in South-Western Uganda

Milton

2024

J. dev. educ. technol.

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The employability of university graduates is a concern for higher education stakeholders globally and Uganda is also concerned due to high unemployment rates post-graduation. Not much has been written about the relationship between quality of students enrolled in the university and their employability of graduates from selected Universities in South Western Uganda. This study aims to establish this relationship in selected universities in south western Uganda. A correlational study collected data from 512 participants, including graduates, employers, university lecturers, administrators, and officers from quality assurance directorate of national council for Higher Education. Data on students discipline, grades, performance and employability were collected. SPSS and Structural equation modelling (SEM) version 21 was used to analyse associations between predictor and outcome variables. The findings derived from conducting this research clearly demonstrate the presence of a significant statistical association between the quality of students enrolled in the university and employability of graduates at R= 0.589, R squared change 0.347, P =0.000 This suggests that by ensuring the quality of students enrolled in the University through discipline, students’ grades and performance increases the likelihood of producing graduates who are employable. It is very important that stakeholders in higher education make it a priority to keep a high standard of students and their moral fibre and this may facilitate their integration into the workforce.

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“…Specifically, the self-employment rate is negatively associated with training incentives in LLMIC and UMIC, though it is only marginally significant in the former, and with internship/apprenticeship programs in UMIC and HIC. The relationship between the self-employment rate and vocational training has been investigated extensively in the literature, which shows either a modest or no significant relationship between them (Grierson 1997;Premand et al 2012;Doerr and Novella 2020). Some of the explanations provided in these studies include the low quality of vocational programs, which do not account for the wide range of complexities related to self-employment; decreasing returns to extensive training programs, as their distortionary effects increase with their size; their suitability only for the short-term unemployed; their high deadweight losses; and the reduced survival of microenterprises in periods of high unemployment.…”

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Unemployment Benefits, Active Labor Market Policies, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from New Global Data

Ulku¹,

Georgieva²

2022

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment Among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Willing but fearful: resilience and youth entrepreneurial intentions

Willing but fearful: resilience and youth entrepreneurial intentions

The Correlational Study of the Quality of Students Enrolled in the University and Employability of Graduates from Selected Universities in South-Western Uganda

Unemployment Benefits, Active Labor Market Policies, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from New Global Data

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