Understanding role Models and Gender Influences on Entrepreneurial Intentions Among College Students

Karimi, Saeid; Biemans, H.J.A.; Lans, Thomas; Chizari, Mohammad; Mulder, Martin; Mahdei, Karim Naderi

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.09.179

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“…This is a convenience sample, as frequently used in entrepreneurship research (de Jorge et al, 2012;Karimi et al, 2013;Krueger et al, 2000, Linan et al, 2011. These students were targeted on the basis of the assumption that they would be more likely to start a business (Hornaday and Vesper, 1982) and, because they were in their last years of college, it was assumed that they would have fairly clear vision of their plans for the future and imminent career decisions (Krueger et al, 2000).…”

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“…The TPB predicts that the more favourable the attitudes towards entrepreneurial behaviour and SNs regarding such behaviour but also strong PBC with regard to such, the greater the intention to engage in that behaviour. The TPB has been used to predict the EI of students and confirmed the critical roles of attitudes towards entrepreneurship (ATE), SN and PBC in the prediction of these intentions (Karimi et al, 2013;Krueger et al, 2000). All three of the antecedents postulated by Ajzen (1991) have been found to be important, but their relative importance and the magnitude of their influence have been found to vary considerably across individuals, situations and countries (Fishbein and Ajzen, 2010).…”

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Effects of role models and gender on students’ entrepreneurial intentions

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European Journal of Training and Development

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Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by 405387 [] For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -This paper aims to, drawing on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), explore the effects of entrepreneurial role models on entrepreneurial intention (EI) and its antecedents and examines the question of whether the effects vary by gender. Design/methodology/approach -Data were collected from a sample of 331 students at seven universities in Iran. Structural equation modelling and bootstrap procedure were used to analyse the data. Findings -Consistent with the TPB, our results show entrepreneurial role models to indirectly influence EIs via the antecedents of intention. No gender differences in the relationship between perceived behaviour control and EIs were found, but gender did moderate the other relationships within the TPB. Attitude towards entrepreneurship was a weaker predictor and subjective norms a stronger predictor of EIs for female students than for their male counterparts. Furthermore, perceived behaviour control and attitudes towards entrepreneurship were more strongly influenced by role models for females as opposed to male students. Research limitations/implications -Future studies should go beyond examining the mere fact of knowing entrepreneurial role models to examine the mechanisms underlying the relationship between role models and EIs. Practical implications -The results of this study have clear implications for both educators and policymakers.Originality/value -The study contributes to the entrepreneurship literature by incorporating entrepreneurial role models and gender into the TPB and investigating their mediating and moderating effects within the model.

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Effects of role models and gender on students’ entrepreneurial intentions

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“…The efficacy and ability of TPB to predict entrepreneurial intentions has been proven by number of studies in entrepreneurship (e.g. Kolvereid, 1996;Krueger et al, Autio et al, 2001;Engle et al, 2010;Karimi et al, 2012Karimi et al, , 2013. In order to assess the effect of EEPs, the present study follows and Souitaris et al (2007) to incorporate EEPs as an exogenous influence into the TPB.…”

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The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Students Entrepreneurial Intentions and Opportunity Identification Perceptions

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This study, based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), assesses the impact of entrepreneurship education programs (EEPs) on entrepreneurial intentions of 205 students following entrepreneurship courses at six Iranian universities. Data were collected by a questionnaire before and after completing EEPs. Result indicated that EEPs significantly influence perceived behavioral control and subjective norms. However, no support was found for the effects of EEPs on attitudes toward entrepreneurship, opportunity identification, and intention. Findings suggest that the TPB could be considered to provide a useful framework to analyze how EEP might influence students' entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions.

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“…In pursuit of exploring the various reasons for a person's choice of entrepreneurship, the important model/theories constructing the ideology are-the 'Entrepreneurial Intentions Model' (EIM) has been instrumental in divulging the key role played by behavioural and psychological construct in explaining the entrepreneurial intention (Krueger, 1993;Krueger and Brazeal, 1994;Krueger et al, 2000;Elfving et al, 2009, Ferreira et al, 2012; the 'Theory of Planned Behavior' (TPB) expounds the intention to be driven by perceptions of self, regarding personal and social desirability of behaviour and an underlying acuity of whether they can effectively perform such actions (Ajzen, 1988;1991;Karimi et al, 2013) and Shapero's 'Theory of the Entrepreneurial Event' (Shapero, 1975;Shapero and Sokol, 1982;Elfving et al, 2009) unearthed that each entrepreneurial event is a result of dynamic process, which provides a situational momentum impacting the perception of those whose values are socially and culturally driven (Thurik and Dejardin, 2012) and a result of previous experience. When younger generations are desirous of venturing out into their own business, family firms become the stepping stone for access to existing resources and honing their skills by expertise gained from family firm practices over many years' (Moores and Barrett, 2002;Barrett and Moores, 2010), hence creating in them the desirability to become a business owner in future course of action.…”

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Familial legacies: a study on Gujarati women and family entrepreneurship

Singh

Sebastian

2018

J Glob Entrepr Res

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Among the states of India, the State of Gujarat in India presents numerous opportunities for entrepreneurship. This is the result of entrepreneurship ingrained in the culture and tradition of Gujarat. The significant aspect examined in this article is the link between family and women entrepreneurs in Gujarat. Evidences has been gathered from six cities of Gujarat covering Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western and Central zones to portray the overall picture of Gujarat. The findings from the evidence is to be further explored and utilized for the betterment and upliftment of women entrepreneurs in India, as women lose out on self-sufficient job opportunities because of the traditional practice of disallowing women to work outside their homes and with strangers. Entrepreneurship, with the existing support and promotional measures in training and retaining skills in becoming an entrepreneur can go a long way for the nation and empowering women.

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Understanding role Models and Gender Influences on Entrepreneurial Intentions Among College Students

Cited by 116 publications

References 53 publications

Effects of role models and gender on students’ entrepreneurial intentions

Effects of role models and gender on students’ entrepreneurial intentions

The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Students Entrepreneurial Intentions and Opportunity Identification Perceptions

Familial legacies: a study on Gujarati women and family entrepreneurship

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