TITLE:
The Relationship between Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intentions of College Students in China: Focus on Mediating Effect of Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy
AUTHORS:
Hongpeng Zhang, Rupesh Regmi, Zhuo Zhang, Cuicui Pan
KEYWORDS:
Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Entrepreneurial Intentions
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.13,
December
30,
2022
ABSTRACT: Entrepreneurship education (EE) plays a significant role on improving the
entrepreneurial intention and willingness of youth and future entrepreneurs.
This study aims to identify the effects of entrepreneurship education on the
entrepreneurial intention of students in higher education institutions in
China. A structural equation is used to analyze data collected from 406 Chinese
students from business and management majors across 5 universities.
Entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and self-efficacy were introduced as
the mediating variable in this model. Results showed that 1) EE has a positive
effect on the entrepreneurial intentions of the students, 2) partly mediating
effects of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and mediating effect of
self-efficacy were found between Entrepreneurship education (EE) and
entrepreneurial intentions (EI). The findings suggest that educational
institutions should place a greater emphasis on entrepreneurship education and
the recognition of business opportunities in order to promote entrepreneurial
intent among students. Although a longitudinal study may be necessary to
understand the long-term effect of entrepreneurship education, through
empirical evidence this study demonstrates that the perception of entrepreneurship education among Chinese college students
significantly influences entrepreneurial self-efficacy and indirectly influences
entrepreneurial intention.