Does entrepreneurship education in the first year of higher education develop entrepreneurial intentions? The role of learning and inspiration

By Ghulam Nabi, Andreas Walmsley, F. Liñán, I. Akhtar, Charles Neame. 2018

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Drawing on entrepreneurship education (EE) theory, this article examines the role of learning and inspiration in developing students' entrepreneurial intentions in the First Year in Higher Education. This addresses the paucity of research on early university experiences of EE and their influence on entrepreneurial intentions. Using a longitudinal survey of business students at a British university, the authors identify four scenarios related to the participation/non-participation in EE and subsequent increase or decrease of entrepreneurial intentions. A sub-set of those surveyed are interviewed (n = 49) to better understand how their university experience has influenced their entrepreneurial intentions. Findings suggest that the influence of EE is variable, in some cases even leading to a decrease in entrepreneurial intentions. The results contribute to theories of EE and intentions in the early stages of higher education. The authors discuss implications for theory and practice.

Subfields: Education, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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Entrepreneurship Education and Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention in Higher Education (2020, background): “Nabi (2018) [25] conducted a longitudinal survey of business students at a British university and found higher entrepreneurial learning and inspiration, compared to their non-EE counterparts.”
Entrepreneurial Intention: Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and University Support (2020, background): “According to entrepreneurship literature, the SN is less significant to EI than the ATE and the PBC because entrepreneurs can be described as more internally oriented and less socially oriented than non-entrepreneurs [37].”