Predicting entrepreneurial intentions among postgraduate students using the theory of planned behaviour: Jordan case

Ajlouni, Mohammed Iqbal Al

doi:10.1504/ijesb.2021.10042870

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“…Entrepreneurial intentions research based on established firms is prone to a “survival bias” because the qualities that lead to business survival are not necessarily the same as those leading to starting a business, and studying existing firms leaves out many cases of start-ups that failed (Johnson et al , 2006). Our study replicates previous studies from around the world as scholars have turned to the use of university students as research respondents in entrepreneurial intentions studies globally, including Austria (Schwarz et al , 2009), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Palalić et al , 2017), China (Sun et al , 2020), France (Brunel et al , 2017), Hong Kong (Koh, 1996), India (Belwal et al , 2020), Jordan (Al-Ajlouni, 2020), Pakistan (Shah et al , 2020), Portugal (do Paco et al , 2011), Romania (Luca and Cazan, 2011) and Sweden (Rapp-Ricciardi et al , 2018). Nevertheless, to our knowledge, there have been a limited number of studies addressing the entrepreneurial intentions of business school students in the USA.…”

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Re-exploring entrepreneurial intentions and personality attributes during a pandemic

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Al‐Shammari

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Purpose Using the theory of planned behavior as a theoretical base, this study aims to examine the effect of the personality attributes, risk-taking, creativity and locus of control on the entrepreneurial intentions of US business college students. The authors replicated previous studies from around the world but performed the research during the Covid-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed 353 students, comparing those with entrepreneurial intentions (n = 213) versus those without entrepreneurial intentions (n = 140). Findings The authors found that risk-taking and creativity both significantly and positively predicted entrepreneurial intentions, but locus of control did not have a significant impact. Practical implications Contextually, the authors performed this study during the widespread complications of the Covid-19 pandemic. The authors advise business educators to initiate programs that encourage student entrepreneurship by nurturing creativity and offering educational resources that assist students in reducing the perceived risk of entrepreneurship. Originality/value The authors seek to increase awareness among business educators of the significance of entrepreneurship as a desirable career. The authors believe that one impact from the Covid-19 pandemic has been an expanded interest among students to start their own businesses. The authors propose that creative measures introduced into the business school curriculum by business educators will enhance students’ desire to take risks to create their own businesses.

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