Social Network Ties, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Entrepreneurial Intention among University Students in Ghana

Abstract

To expand the existing literature on entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial intention, the current study determines the mediating role of social network ties in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial intention among university students in Ghana. Data was conveniently gathered from 728 full time university students in Ghana. Structural equational modeling findings demonstrated that entrepreneurial orientation positively influenced social network ties and also positively affected entrepreneurial intention. Moreover, social network ties mediated entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial intention nexus. University students should try to establish formal and informal social network relations to identify business opportunities, acquire resources in order to enhance their proclivity to start a new business.