TITLE:
Exploration of Entrepreneurial Intentions of Management Students Using Shapero’s Model
AUTHORS:
Vivek Ranga, Shweta Jain, P. Venkateswarlu
KEYWORDS:
Shapero & Sokol Model of Entrepreneurial Event, Perceived Feasibility, Perceived Desirability, Propensity to Act, Partial Least Squares (SEM) Regression
JOURNAL NAME:
Theoretical Economics Letters,
Vol.9 No.4,
April
22,
2019
ABSTRACT: This study was conceived as an attempt to explore
the entrepreneurial intentions of management scholars with the objective to
ascertain the contribution of selected variables in shaping and defining the
entrepreneurial intentions of these students. For the same reason, Shapero’s
model for explaining the entrepreneurial intentions was applied on the students
studying the management program in a business school at Ahmedabad. The model
was based on three fundamental variables as perceived feasibility, perceived desirability
and propensity to act. Data collection was made through a questionnaire and
analyzed for descriptive statistics and partial least squares regression
analysis using SPSS. As the study was primarily directed towards the students
pursuing management program, important conclusions pertaining to the
entrepreneurial intentions of these students were drawn using Shapero’s model
as the key premise. Among the three independent variables, perceived
desirability was identified to have significant contribution to the
entrepreneurial intentions followed by perceived feasibility. The study
indicated that students were enthusiastic about becoming entrepreneurs and
believed that being entrepreneurs positively brings in a larger sense of
gratification. A course on entrepreneurship with specialized modules if
introduced, is expected to create interest and develop their attitude towards
business. These modules would also enhance the entrepreneurial skills of the
students.