Gender Differences in Entrepreneurship Education of the Students of Management

Abstract

The development of entrepreneurship competencies is not the primary objective of the management education system. Given the lack of student competencies required to start a new enterprise, the importance of entrepreneurship and economic education is increasing. There are new intentions from the Czech Republic's state politics that early business can be positively influenced and supported. The paper discusses entrepreneurship and its educational role. The research relies on a 214 questionnaire survey administered in 2018-2019 on students of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The paper focuses on the assessment of gender differences of management students in entrepreneurship education. We reduced 19 variables to three decisive factors -attitudes, knowledge, and entrepreneurship competence using factor analysis. Differences were found in the personal attitudes to entrepreneurship within gender, while the difference was not confirmed in the required entrepreneurial competencies and preferred knowledge. The study deals with a vital gender topic, and its results can be beneficial for the fields of management and education, especially for their overlap.

Evaluating an Art and Design Students’ Gender-Based Entrepreneurial Potential Model

“…The research findings by Konutgan (2022) also revealed that, although the pursuit of status and a willingness to take risks substantially influence an individual's choice to pursue entrepreneurial goals, there is no significant relationship between gender differences and entrepreneurial intention. This is, however, in contrast to the survey that revealed that males are about three times more likely than females to start a business after graduation (Pech & R ehor , 2021). The findings by Ndofirepi, Rambe and Dzansi (2018) also established the existence of significant gender differences in entrepreneurial intention.…”

“…Gender is a significant factor, particularly regarding stereotypes about women in the labor market (Pech & R ehor , 2021). There is evidence of disparity in the gender gaps in entrepreneurial involvement in some African countries, including Nigeria (Ndofirepi et al, 2018).…”

Examining the influence of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: A gender-focused analysis of intentions among undergraduate students

“…The findings on how male and female learners develop EI are ambiguous. While some studies show that EE increases EI more positively (or less negatively) among men than among women (Westhead & Solesvik, 2016;Ndofirepi et al, 2018;Paray & Kumar, 2020;Pech & Rehor, 2021), others report no significant differences reported across the two groups (Entrialgo & Iglesias, 2017;Van Ewijk & Belghiti-Mahut, 2019). Martin and Petr (2021) demonstrate a strong positive effect of EE on male students' attitudes, while Van Ewijk and Belghiti-Mahut (2019), demonstrated no significant difference between male and female students and that female students are more likely to experience a positive change in EI than their male counterparts.…”

“…Though there is evidence in the literature to suggest that EE influences student attitudes towards entrepreneurship (Asghar et al, 2019;Jena, 2020;Othman et al, 2020;Iwu et al, 2021), it is not clear whether gender differences exist in the link between EE and EI in developing countries like Nigeria. There are limited studies focusing on this link and the role of gender from a developing country perspective (Westhead & Solesvik, 2016;Nowinski et al, 2019;Onjewu et al, 2021;Pech & Rehor, 2021). Although, there are a handful of studies (Aladejebi, 2018;Bako et al, 2018;Mamman et al, 2018;Ndofirepi et al, 2018) exploring the link between EE and EI, they fail to account for gender differences in EIs among students in HEIs.…”

“…Gender is an important social factor that can shape individuals' attitudes, beliefs and behaviours towards entrepreneurship (Westhead & Solesvik, 2016;Pech & Rehor,, 2021). Women have been found to face unique challenges and barriers in entrepreneurship, including cultural norms, societal expectations, and access to resources (Ndofirepi et al, 2018;Paray & Kumar, 2020).…”