College environment and entrepreneurial intention in high school

Abstract

PurposeThere is no consensus on the most effective way to foster entrepreneurship in educational institutions, and educational policies on entrepreneurial activity differ significantly amidst organizations and contexts. Thus, the objective of this research is to analyze influence of the college environment and entrepreneurial characteristics on the entrepreneurial intention of Brazilian high school/technical students.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical research used partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and a sample of 384 students of technical courses, such as Administration, Systems Development, Chemistry, Secretariat, among others.FindingsThe proposed model was validated, and the hypotheses were confirmed, proving suitable for high school/technical education. Assessing the high school environment with this model can help determine each organization's strengths and weaknesses and, indeed, the impacts on the ecosystems in which it operates. The results of the multi-group analysis indicate differences concerning the courses as well.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitations involve non-probabilistic sampling procedures and the collection having been carried out with a single cross-section.Practical implicationsFor managers and teachers, this article presents indicators to qualify the activities of the educational environment, considering teaching activities, extracurricular activities, fairs, actions of teachers and students, among other initiatives.Social implicationsThe article contributes to high school managers, particularly in technical schools, so that they understand the factors that influence the profile and entrepreneurial intention of students; in other words, something that can impact the lives of thousands of students, teachers and the community itself.Originality/valueThis research presents a novel analysis of the antecedents that drive student entrepreneurship in an underexplored educational context in a developing country. The results show the necessary conditions for technical schools to foster entrepreneurial activity, feeding innovation ecosystems with entrepreneurial talent.

Empirical study on the role of passion, individual differences, and innovativeness between entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions and entrepreneurial intention: A moderated mediating model

“…Universities must nevertheless provide networking and training modules in entrepreneurship if they want to increase the amount of entrepreneurial intention among students (Boubker et al, 2021; Mei et al, 2020). Iizuka et al (2022) confirmed that the internal environment of the institution and the entrepreneurial traits both had an impact on entrepreneurial intention (Iizuka et al, 2022). Further, Shah et al (2020) revealed that entrepreneurship education strengthens the effect of attitude toward entrepreneurship and self‐efficacy and weakens the effect of subjective norms on intention.…”

“…This construct includes self‐generated 15 items covering three dimensions such as entrepreneurial course content and practicum (Mei et al, 2020; Song et al, 2021), lecturer encouragement and competency (Iwu et al, 2021), and an institutional environment with resources and opportunities (Astuty et al, 2022; Iizuka et al, 2022). Sample items related to institutions are ‘My institution provides support to assist student entrepreneurs’, ‘The course helps me to find out the risks and problems associated with starting a business and tackling them’, and ‘Entrepreneurial lecturers kindle interest in entrepreneurship throughout the course’.…”

The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumer Purchase Intention toward Environmentally Friendly Sneakers

“…Partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) has been actively used in various fields in recent years, including strategic management, international management, marketing, and tourism [63]. The approach is not only suitable for testing theoretical frameworks from a forecasting perspective [64], but also for measuring the hypothesized relationships in structural models [65]. According to Tran [66], PLS-SEM is more suitable if the phenomenon under study is relatively new, and the measurement model is newly developed and has not been previously validated.…”

Factors influencing entrepreneurial intentions among Chilean secondary vocational students

“…Despite the importance bestowed on stimulating entrepreneurship during adolescence, our knowledge of the EI of secondary students as well as the impact of EE on this intentionality, is limited (Garrido-Yserte et al, 2020;Patuelli et al, 2020;Xu et al, 2016). Most of the research in these domains has been developed with adults, most particularly in the context of university education (Iizuka et al, 2022;Kim et al, 2020;Shahin et al, 2021). Little attention has been paid to secondary school students (Elert et al, 2015;Peterman and Kennedy, 2003;Rodrigues et al, 2012), especially students attending vocational-level education (Marques et al, 2012;Ni and Ye, 2018;Volery et al, 2013).…”

“…In sum, the scarce existing knowledge on the entrepreneurial process in adolescence constitutes an essential gap in the literature on entrepreneurship (Barbosa et al, 2020;Iizuka et al, 2022). In this sense, not only more and better studies on the effectiveness of EE in the secondary cycle are needed (Barbosa et al, 2020;Tentama and Abdussalam, 2020) but also research that studies which factors influence the configuration of EI at this level of education (Furdui et al, 2021;Garrido-Yserte et al, 2020;Shahin et al, 2021).…”