Factors Affecting Social Entrepreneurial Intent: Significance of Student Engagement Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions

Chavali, Kavita; Mavuri, Sudha; Durrah, Omar

doi:10.47556/j.wjemsd.18.2.2022.4

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“…It is poised as a reliable mechanism for creating new job opportunities, reviving economic growth and enhancing global competitiveness. Because of the growing need for entrepreneurship education, it was introduced into schools and academic institutions to empower and enhance their activity in creating new ventures (Chavali et al , 2022; Fayolle, 2018). Our study of French students focused on the effect of entrepreneurial knowledge on entrepreneurial intent to understand entrepreneurial intentions.…”

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Can entrepreneurial knowledge boost the entrepreneurial intent of French students? The mediation role of behavioral antecedents

Alkhalaf

Durrah

Almohammad

et al. 2022

MRR

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Purpose Entrepreneurial knowledge occupies a significant place in policy discourse and practice, especially in developed economies. This study aims to examine the effect of entrepreneurial knowledge on the components of entrepreneurial intent of undergraduate students. The authors seek to decipher a deeper understanding of their orientation for engaging in new ventures. In addition, we analyze the mediating role of behavioral antecedents between entrepreneurial knowledge and entrepreneurial intent. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected the primary data of 400 undergraduate students from French universities and used structural equation modeling through Smart PLS software for testing several pertinent hypotheses. Findings The study’s results revealed that entrepreneurial knowledge negatively affects students’ attitudes in choosing entrepreneurship in favor of a corporate job. In addition, entrepreneurial knowledge does not affect the social norms and self-efficacy that shape entrepreneurial intent. Interestingly, our study also revealed no mediating role between entrepreneurial knowledge and students’ self-efficacy. Originality/value The findings of this study will contribute to the academic discourse on the role of entrepreneurial knowledge and its potential effect in promoting entrepreneurship. Furthermore, this study has policy implications and solicits developing entrepreneurship programs to enhance entrepreneurial intent among young people.

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Can entrepreneurial knowledge boost the entrepreneurial intent of French students? The mediation role of behavioral antecedents

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Durrah

Almohammad

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“…The study explores how moral efficacy through social entrepreneurship self-motivators could explore various opportunities to contribute by satisfying social needs ( Zahra et al, 2009 ). Besides, such moral meaningfulness could be formed among students through diverse interactions ( Bandura, 1991 ; Treviño et al, 2006 ) and the identification of entrepreneurship opportunities ( Bird, 1988 ) that could trigger positive reciprocity among students toward social entrepreneurship intentions ( Hashim et al, 2018 ; Chavali et al, 2022 ). For detailed hypothesized relations refer Figure 1 .…”

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“…According to the findings of Shah et al (2022) moral obligation among students could shape their positive reciprocal attitude to help marginalized people. Recent study carried out by Chavali et al (2022) found that if business schools had well organized and structured mechanism to engage students in social entrepreneurial initiatives it could lead them toward social value creation. Hashim et al (2018) in their study about digital piracy established significant mediating potential of moral obligation between attitudes, subjective norms and intentions.…”

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“…This agrees with the conclusions of Shah et al (2022) that moral obligation among students would shape their positive reciprocal attitude to help marginalized people. Henceforth, authors assume that if business schools appropriately organize and structure mechanisms to engage their students in social entrepreneurial initiatives they can probably come up with social value creation ( Chavali et al, 2022 ). On this basis, this study chooses to answer the following research questions.…”

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Untying Moral Efficacy and Meaningfulness in Promoting Students’ Social Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Mediating Role of Positive Reciprocity

Xiang

Zhang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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This study chooses to describe social entrepreneurship as a social mission that enables business students to identify opportunities to launch start-ups and social enterprises by understanding the nature of social responsibility and fostering a reciprocal attitude to solve social issues. We collected data on students from different business schools in mainland China through a structured questionnaire (n = 326) and analyzed them through structural equation modeling (SEM). The results show that moral efficacy and meaningfulness are positively related to positive reciprocity, which leads to students’ social entrepreneurial intentions. The study concluded that potential social entrepreneurs should take ethical courses as part of their training to help them develop a responsible mentality and social entrepreneurial aspirations. On this basis, the practical and theoretical significance of this study is proposed, and its limitations and future development directions are pointed out.

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“…This has been agreed by Chege and Wang (2020) who stated technology innovation can lead to job creation as currently, the competencies of digital technology especially in entrepreneurship are more demanding. Apart from that, Chavali et al (2022) found that the task of social entrepreneurship can turn graduates from job seekers to become job creators due to engagement with community issues. This task will give experiential value to graduates on critical thinking and problem-solving by creating solutions for the problems that there are facing.…”

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‘Turning Job Seekers to Job Creators’: Talent Management Module Development for TVET Graduates

Wafi¹,

Subri²,

Asshaari³

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JTET

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The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the economy, particularly the downsizing of operations and retrenchment, which affected various sectors. Post-pandemic prompted a shift in the perspective; rather than waiting for jobs, it seems that individuals needed to become job creators. In this regard, the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is believed to be a prominent field of study that could facilitate graduates to become job creators. Nevertheless, some of graduates would not consider owning businesses after graduation, indicating the difficulty of becoming job creators. Therefore, this study emphasising TVET program built and validated a Talent Management Module (MTM) involving creation (Job Creator) based on the Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory. It comprised both quantitative and qualitative phases. First, a series of interviews were carried out to explore the perceptions of talent management (TM) among seven experts. Second, a quantitative study involving data interpretation analysis based on the validity of the module content was obtained using the interview technique. Third, the module content validation process involved seven experts comprising academics and Malaysian career academy entrepreneurs whose backgrounds included entrepreneurship and TVET. The results showed that nine variables were involved, namely 1) Communication, 2) Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills, 3) Teamwork Skills, 4) Continuous Learning and Information Management, 5) Entrepreneurial Skills, 6) Leadership Skills, 7) Professional Ethics and Moral, 8) Career Adaptability, and 9) Digital technology. Overall, MTM that was built in this study was consented to by the appointed experts. The development of this module might better be considered to encourage graduates to create prospective job creation that could reduce the unemployment rate. Therefore, the proposed MTM might be an appropriate solution to address unemployment through the identified important components in the implementation and empowerment of career programmes across TVET graduates.

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Factors Affecting Social Entrepreneurial Intent: Significance of Student Engagement Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions

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Can entrepreneurial knowledge boost the entrepreneurial intent of French students? The mediation role of behavioral antecedents

Can entrepreneurial knowledge boost the entrepreneurial intent of French students? The mediation role of behavioral antecedents

Untying Moral Efficacy and Meaningfulness in Promoting Students’ Social Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Mediating Role of Positive Reciprocity

‘Turning Job Seekers to Job Creators’: Talent Management Module Development for TVET Graduates

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