TY - JOUR
T1 - An inquiry into the linkages between university ecosystem and students’ entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy
AU - Moraes, Gustavo Hermínio Salati Marcondes de
AU - Fischer, Bruno Brandão
AU - Guerrero, Maribel
AU - Rocha, Anne Kathleen Lopes da
AU - Schaeffer, Paola Rücker
N1 - Funding Information:
Authors would like to thank Endeavor Brazil for sharing the datasets. Funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP (Grant #2013/50524-6) is acknowledged. Bruno Fischer’s contribution to this article is also based on the study funded by the Basic Research Program of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and by the Russian Academic Excellence Project ‘5‐100ʹ.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The purpose of this article is to evaluate the impact of university ecosystems on entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy of Brazilian undergraduate students. The empirical exercise relies on Structural Equations Modelling based on data of 468 students from 70 universities across the country. Results indicate that traditional approaches to foment entrepreneurship are less effective than nurturing linkages between universities and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem, and that private universities are more effective in promoting entrepreneurial behaviour. From a practical standpoint, our assessment suggests the need for universities to approach entrepreneurial education in a more flexible way, fostering interactions with businesses.
AB - The purpose of this article is to evaluate the impact of university ecosystems on entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy of Brazilian undergraduate students. The empirical exercise relies on Structural Equations Modelling based on data of 468 students from 70 universities across the country. Results indicate that traditional approaches to foment entrepreneurship are less effective than nurturing linkages between universities and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem, and that private universities are more effective in promoting entrepreneurial behaviour. From a practical standpoint, our assessment suggests the need for universities to approach entrepreneurial education in a more flexible way, fostering interactions with businesses.
KW - Brazil
KW - developing countries
KW - entrepreneurial intention
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - self-efficacy
KW - university ecosystem
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U2 - 10.1080/14703297.2021.1969262
DO - 10.1080/14703297.2021.1969262
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85115145368
SN - 1470-3297
VL - 60
SP - 134
EP - 145
JO - Innovations in Education and Teaching International
JF - Innovations in Education and Teaching International
IS - 1
ER -