Enacting entrepreneurial intent: the gaps between student needs and higher education capability

Collins, Lorna; Hannon, Paul; Smith, Alison

doi:10.1108/00400910410569579

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“…He has focused on trends and challenges in entrepreneurship education in the 21st century. Collins et al (2004) have explained the gap between entrepreneurial needs and aspirations of students and the entrepreneurship education in HEIs in UK. They have done a strategic review of how HEIs can meet entrepreneurial needs of students to support their future aspirations.…”

Section: Effects Of Universities' Offerings On Entrepreneurial Careermentioning

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Entrepreneurial Career Intentions of Alumni: A Study in a Turkish Foundation University

Karabulut¹

2014

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The purpose of this study is to present the findings of an exploratory research which was applied on alumni of the Faculty of Commercial Sciences in a foundation University in Istanbul in Turkey in spring semester of 2013. This university was established in 2001 and had 1500 alumni of its faculty of commercial sciences. It was not possible to reach e-mails or contact information of 200 alumni. Thus, the questionnaire was sent to 1300 alumni via e-mail and 332 usable questionnaires were sent back. The response rate is 26%. This study was conducted on 332 alumni of the faculty of commercial sciences of the foundation university in Istanbul. The frequency distribution analysis was applied to data. It is an exploratory research because it is trying to reveal the problem, the current situation and the ideas of aumni of this unversity. This paper gives an insight from a Turkish university about entrepreneurial intentions of their students and alumni and contributions to them.

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Entrepreneurial Career Intentions of Alumni: A Study in a Turkish Foundation University

Karabulut¹

2014

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“…Globalisation has brought about many substantial changes in the job market to which young people as newcomers are vulnerable. With the continuously changing environment, the students of the current century find that university education is no longer secured for employment in the job market [2].…”

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A Conceptual Development of Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Malaysian University Students

Rengiah¹,

Sentosa²

2014

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“…An exponential interest in entrepreneurship studies has increased amongst both undergraduate and graduate female students over the last decade (Solomon, Weaver, & Fernald, 2005). One of the key factors explaining this unparalleled phenomenon is the fact that wages employment or "secure" employment is no longer a guarantee especially in the public sector for university graduates (Collins, Hannon, & Smith, 2004;Kamau-Maina, 2006;Postigo, Iacobucci, & Tamborini, 2006). In addition, the luxury thought of university graduates being the elite and intelligent group in the society who can easily acquire a job upon graduation, has no longer reflected the realities of today's employment world (P. S. Seet & L. C. Seet, 2006).…”

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Entrepreneurial Mind-Set Among Female University Students: A Study of University of Jos Students, Nigeria

2014

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In today's world, entrepreneurship is seen as the vital source for economic growth, and education in the creation and development of entrepreneurial attitudes. It is, therefore, natural to consider female students as the primary resource of future entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship as a career option is becoming increasingly desirable.Responding to this need, many colleges and universities around the world have significantly increased their offerings of entrepreneurship courses over the past 25 years. Entrepreneurship courses are not only offered by Business Institutes, but other faculties like Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Information Technology are also offering these courses in their syllabus. The problem under focus was to examine entrepreneurial mindset among female university students, a study of University of Jos. The study also ascertained the rate at which variables like: perception of entrepreneurship, role model and university's role to promote entrepreneurship are translated into entrepreneurial mindset of female students of University of Jos. A sample size of about 400 was adopted from the three Faculties of Management Science, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences which were selected at random. Furthermore, the data obtained were analyzed using simple percentage and presented in tables and charts, the hypothesis which states that there is no significant relationship between the teaching of entrepreneurship and university female students' entrepreneurial mindset which was tested using z-test analyses of population proportion earlier conducted. This implies a weak relationship between the teaching of entrepreneurship and university female students' entrepreneurial mindset. Based on the above inference, the research recommended that, as providers of entrepreneurship trainings, universities must create entrepreneurship supportive environment that could encourage entrepreneurial activity which would in turn help develop an enterprise culture among the female students.

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Enacting entrepreneurial intent: the gaps between student needs and higher education capability

Cited by 118 publications

References 31 publications

Entrepreneurial Career Intentions of Alumni: A Study in a Turkish Foundation University

Entrepreneurial Career Intentions of Alumni: A Study in a Turkish Foundation University

A Conceptual Development of Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Malaysian University Students

Entrepreneurial Mind-Set Among Female University Students: A Study of University of Jos Students, Nigeria

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