Does Islamic values matter for Indonesian students’ entrepreneurial intention? The mediating role of entrepreneurial inspiration and attitude

Abstract

Purpose Stimulating new business creating has been a decisive issue and the Indonesian Government is responding to this issue by providing entrepreneurship programs for Islamic students. This study aims to examine the impact of Islamic values and entrepreneurship education to predict Islamic students’ intention for business, as well as investigates the mediating role of entrepreneurial inspiration and attitudes. Design/methodology/approach The study estimates primary data obtained from a sample of 381 Islamic boarding students in a selected area in Indonesia who incorporated entrepreneurial education and practices. In addition, structural equation modeling has been incorporated to answer the hypotheses raised in the research. Findings The findings strengthen the study of the influence of Islamic values that affects both directly and through inspiration and motivation on students’ entrepreneurial intentions. Additionally, it found the direct and indirect influences of entrepreneurship education on intentions for entrepreneurship through inspiration and motivation. Research limitations/implications This study has been cramped to draw a limited geographical area in Indonesia and the research’s implication is used for relevant themes in Islamic entrepreneurship. Practical implications The findings of this research give insights to promote students’ entrepreneurial intention from Islamic schools. Social implications The findings of this study offer a broader knowledge to enhance entrepreneurs through economic education in Islamic boarding schools. Originality/value These results provide insights into the important effects of Islamic values, particularly in the context of Islamic boarding schools. The findings suggest that Islamic values be an important contextual factor for Islamic boarding school students’ entrepreneurial intentions.

Society 5.0; Tuntutan Strategi Pendidikan Entrepreneurship di Pesantren Melalui SOAR Analysis

“…Industri society secara tidak langsung sudah ada di menjadi faktor kontekstual penting niat kewirausahaan santri pondok pesantren (Wibowo et al 2022).…”

Religiosity and entrepreneurial motivation roles in the goal-specific relation: a case of Muslim students in Indonesia

“…Third, university decision-makers can reinforce the implementation of religiosity, emphasizing the urgency of entrepreneurial activities so that Indonesia no longer lacks entrepreneurs and unemployment (Kusumojanto et al , 2021; Wibowo et al , 2021).…”

“…Indonesia still needs entrepreneurs with crucial unemployment issues (Kusumojanto et al , 2021; Wibowo et al , 2021). Therefore, policymakers encourage students’ entrepreneurial motivation and intention from primary to tertiary education.…”

“…However, Rehan et al (2019) noted that religiosity, both directly and indirectly, affects entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, some scholars recommended further research on the role of religiosity in entrepreneurial intention among Muslim students (Turkina and Thai, 2015; Wibowo et al , 2021). Therefore, this study includes the role of entrepreneurial motivation and self-efficacy as mediating variables.…”

“…One of the key roles of religiosity is building entrepreneurial behaviour (Gursoy et al, 2017). The relationship between religiosity and entrepreneurial activity is traceable in the Protestant work ethic theory by Weber and Kalberg (1930), which states that Protestantism influences one's economic behaviour. Religiosity is the level of an individual's belief in the interference of God in every aspect of life (Alhouti et al, 2015).…”