A Model for Entrepreneurial Intention in University Students of Mexico

Abstract

Background: Universities have shown to directly influence entrepreneurial activity in students [4-6], since they are concerned for the students to develop their entrepreneurial spirit [1-3], promoting Entrepreneurial Intention in University Students (EIUS). Objective: Therefore, the objective of this research is to determine a model of entrepreneurial intention of Mexican university students (EIUS), performing a multiple regression analysis, by the method of Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), on a sample of 538, with 4 independent variables (Personal and social features, innovative features, performance features and creativity) to determine the influence on the EIUS. Results and Conclusion: The results indicate that the four variables proposed in the model are relevant to explain the level of the EIUS, without problems of multicollinearity and discarding the presence of heteroskedasticity with the Breusch-Pagan test; and with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normal distribution test it is determined that the predictor variable of the model does not require more independent variables; the contribution made with this research is of explanatory type, offering an elucidation of the empirical observations that characterize the university system in which the study was conducted.

The Effectiveness of Case Studies in Entrepreneurship Education

“…A state can thrive if the number of entrepreneurs is at least 2% of the total population. The results show that entrepreneurship education implementing a variety of modern methods has a significant impact on entrepreneurial attitudes and entrepreneurial intentions (Ríos-Manríquez et al, 2018). Entrepreneurial attitudes mediate the impact of entrepreneurship education on business intentions (Herta, 2019).…”

“…The Mexican researchers (Ríos-Manríquez et al, 2018) argue that universities have demonstrated a direct impact on student entrepreneurial activities by fostering entrepreneurial intentions of students as they want their graduates to develop the entrepreneurial potential.…”