Increased millennial engagement through service-learning: the causal impact of community service self-efficacy

Lanier, Patricia A.; Credo, Keith; Matherne, Curtis F.

doi:10.1504/ijil.2017.087491

“…Not only do today's college students aim to positively impact others, they expect their employer to also care about how the organization contributes to society (e.g. Lanier et al , 2017; Winograd and Hais, 2014). Also aligned with work values may be lifestyle entrepreneurship, popularized in the context of tourism (Ateljevic and Doorne, 2000; Morrison, 2006) and compatible with better understanding what entrepreneurs value, how they make sense of these values and if it affects their intent to start a business.…”

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confidence: 99%

Making sense of entrepreneurial intent: a look at gender and entrepreneurial personal theory

Matherne

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Bendickson

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Santos

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et al. 2020

IJEBR

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PurposeIndividuals adopt differing perceptions of entrepreneurial types, including small businesses, scalable businesses and social businesses. This study aims to suggest that individuals' entrepreneurial personal theory (EPT: learning from experiences that informs how an individual conceptualizes entrepreneurship) influences entrepreneurial intent, and that sensemaking facilitates this process such that those with a clearer understanding of different entrepreneurship paths are more likely to pursue opportunities.Design/methodology/approachThis study theorizes and empirically tests whether EPT affects an individual's intent to start a small business, a scalable business or a social enterprise and how gender moderates the relationship between EPT and entrepreneurial intent. Primary survey data were collected from undergraduate business students and working adults.FindingsThe results indicate that EPTs characterized by small business, scalable business and social entrepreneurship have a positive association with entrepreneurial intentions. However, gender interaction effects showed that for women, an EPT characterized as small business has a weaker relationship with entrepreneurial intent, whereas an EPT characterized as social entrepreneurship has a stronger relationship with entrepreneurial intent. The notions that gender directly affects personal conceptions of entrepreneurship and that women may have not been exposed to all facets of entrepreneurship are addressed.Research limitations/implicationsOther variables not included in this study could also influence the relationship between how the type of entrepreneurship may shape entrepreneurial intent and how such relationship may be influenced by gender. Implications for entrepreneurship education and curriculum development are presented.Originality/valueIntegrating the EPT and sensemaking to uncover gender differences in the development of entrepreneurial intentions is a novel theoretical discussion.

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“…Students who had participated in NGT felt pride in their involvement. It is believed that this reflection will eventually help students in their motivation and attitude during the completion of their study (Lanier et al, 2017;and Zhu and Li, 2017).…”

Section: Implications and Challenges For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experiencing work-integrated learning and training program: critical success factors for vocational education's management

Phusavat

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Kongtong

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Majava

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et al. 2021

IJMIE

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Vocational education has direct impacts on preparing and developing qualified workforce. During the past decade, vocational education has undergone many fundamental changes, especially the so-called work-integrated learning and training program. The study focuses on identifying the critical success factors to overcome the program's weakness. Nominal Group Technique is applied during this investigation with the students who have completed their first year at one vocational college. Altogether five factors are identified; i.e., instructor skills, student evaluation, responsiveness to student needs, communication, and student psychology, which have to be part of improved vocational education's management. These factors are generally consistent with the previous findings as more sharing of information and collaboration among a vocational school, a private firm, and a student is needed. Interestingly, the unexpected consequence from this study is increased motivation and more positive attitude towards the study's program. This can be explained by the open-loop learning concept.

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“…Students who had participated in NGT felt pride in their involvement. It is believed that this reflection will eventually help students in their motivation and attitude during the completion of their study (Lanier et al, 2017;and Zhu and Li, 2017).…”

Section: Implications and Challenges For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experiencing work-integrated learning and training program: critical success factors for vocational education's management

Phusavat

¹

,

Kongtong

²

,

Majava

³

et al. 2021

IJMIE

0

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Vocational education has direct impacts on preparing and developing qualified workforce. During the past decade, vocational education has undergone many fundamental changes, especially the so-called work-integrated learning and training program. The study focuses on identifying the critical success factors to overcome the program's weakness. Nominal Group Technique is applied during this investigation with the students who have completed their first year at one vocational college. Altogether five factors are identified; i.e., instructor skills, student evaluation, responsiveness to student needs, communication, and student psychology, which have to be part of improved vocational education's management. These factors are generally consistent with the previous findings as more sharing of information and collaboration among a vocational school, a private firm, and a student is needed. Interestingly, the unexpected consequence from this study is increased motivation and more positive attitude towards the study's program. This can be explained by the open-loop learning concept.

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Increased millennial engagement through service-learning: the causal impact of community service self-efficacy

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Making sense of entrepreneurial intent: a look at gender and entrepreneurial personal theory

Making sense of entrepreneurial intent: a look at gender and entrepreneurial personal theory

Experiencing work-integrated learning and training program: critical success factors for vocational education's management

Experiencing work-integrated learning and training program: critical success factors for vocational education's management

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