Knowledge context and entrepreneurial intentions among students

Dohse, Dirk; Walter, Sascha G.

doi:10.1007/s11187-011-9324-9

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“…The extent to which entrepreneurial skills can be transferred or are even worth teaching is a matter of debate among scholars (Delfmann & Koster, 2012;Dohse & Walter, 2012;Fiet, 2000). According to Henry (2005) certain elements of entrepreneurship can be taught, as entrepreneurs are not just born, but can also be made.…”

Section: Content and Approaches To Entrepreneurship Teaching And Learmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An added component to classroom training is the core practical and informal support like mentoring, counseling, and informal networking events (Dohse & Walter, 2012). On the other hand, the "art" of entrepreneurship, which is the hub of creation and innovation, does not appear to be transferable in the same direct way, as it is highly subjective and fundamentally experiential nature (Henry, Hill, & Leitch, 2005a).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As a result, organizations need to be more creative to adapt to these changes in order to survive and remain sustainable in the future (Brown, 2011;Cummings & Worley, 2008). Several authors maintain that knowledge is the key for organizations to sustain competitive advantage (see Chua & Goh, 2009;Cranfield & Taylor, 2008;Delfmann & Koster, 2012;Dohse & Walter, 2012;Howell & Annansingh, 2013;Rahimi, Arbadisarjou, Allameh & Aghababaei, 2011;Unger, Rauch, Frese & Rosenbusch, 2011).…”

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“…According to Dohse and Walter (2012) an individual's decision to become an entrepreneur critically depends on the multilevel context that provides him/ her with access to strategically relevant knowledge. Entrepreneurs within the Namibian environment are individuals who, due to knowledge of the surrounding markets and unemployment, embark on initiatives to create their own business to make a living.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In this case Higher Education Institutions are essential to create and ensure a smooth transfer of available knowledge to smaller organizations in order to stimulate entrepreneurial opportunities (Cranfield & Taylor, 2008;Delfmann & Koster, 2012;Dohse & Walter, 2012). In a similar vein Badelt, Gibb, and EC (cited by Kailer, 2009) propose that universities should become more entrepreneurial focused and develop teaching strategies to enhance the selfemployment of students, alumni, and academic staff.…”

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A longitudinal analysis of the influence of career motivations on entrepreneurial intention and action

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The impact of career motivations on entrepreneurial intention and action remains in need of being investigated conjointly. Using a large sample and follow-up data collected five years later, we investigate their influence on the entrepreneurial involvement of young adults, from the expression of an intention to entrepreneurial action. We show that only the search for job security seems to have a persistent effect throughout the process. In addition, autonomy is associated with the formation of intention, while wanting to manage full processes is related to actual start-up participation. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications.

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Relationship between human capital, new venture ideas, and opportunity beliefs: A meta‐analysis

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Research summary We meta‐analyze the structural relationship between human capital, the ability to generate new venture ideas, and the favorability of opportunity beliefs to address divergent theoretical predictions and inconsistent empirical findings. We test a two‐stage process model of entrepreneurial opportunity identification, distinguishing between the ability to generate new venture ideas and the favorability of third and first‐person opportunity beliefs. We also distinguish between two categories of human capital: general and specific human capital. Our results suggest that general and specific human capital are positively associated with the ability to generate new venture ideas. Furthermore, only specific human capital matters in influencing the favorability of opportunity beliefs, yet the ability to generate new venture ideas is far more important than human capital for the favorability of opportunity beliefs. Managerial summary How does an individual's human capital relate to the attractiveness of opportunities identified? In this study, we review the body of literature on this topic and analyze the relationships between two types of human capital—general and specific human capital, the ability to generate new venture ideas, and the attractiveness of opportunities. We find that both general human capital—primarily education and work experience—and specific human capital—industry and entrepreneurial experience—are useful for generating new venture ideas. However, only specific human capital is useful when assessing which new venture ideas can turn into attractive opportunities. We also find that the ability to generate new venture ideas is more strongly associated with the attractiveness of opportunities than either type of human capital.

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Knowledge context and entrepreneurial intentions among students

Cited by 149 publications

References 80 publications

Training Adult Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Economy: The Case of Namibia

Training Adult Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Economy: The Case of Namibia

A longitudinal analysis of the influence of career motivations on entrepreneurial intention and action

Relationship between human capital, new venture ideas, and opportunity beliefs: A meta‐analysis

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