The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention: the moderating role of perceived governmental support
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to examine the direct impact of entrepreneurship education on university students' entrepreneurial intention and the moderating role of perceived governmental support in terms of financial support and policies and regulations.
Design/methodology/approach
The study collected data using questionnaires from students enrolled in compulsory entrepreneurship courses at three public Jordanian universities. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze 1,228 valid questionnaires and test the hypotheses.
Findings
The study revealed that entrepreneurship education positively and significantly affects students' entrepreneurial intentions. On the other hand, perceived governmental support in terms of financial support and policies and regulations has a nonsignificant moderating role in the relationship between entrepreneurship education and students' entrepreneurial intention.
Originality/value
This study enriches the literature with new evidence that entrepreneurship education has a positive, direct impact on students' intention to become entrepreneurs. It also contributes to the body of knowledge as the first to examine the role governments’ play besides encouraging entrepreneurship education through their education policies.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their appreciation to the editor Professor Harry Matlay for his guidance and feedback throughout the entire editorial process. The authors are also grateful to the anonymous reviewers whose constructive criticism, detailed remarks, and thoughtful suggestions played an important role in shaping the final version of this work.
Citation
Al-Omar, S., Alalawneh, A. and Harb, A. (2024), "The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention: the moderating role of perceived governmental support", Education + Training, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-07-2023-0272
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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