Research Article
Enhancing Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Role of Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Skills, and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.30-7-2025.2360704, author={Akbar Putra Prayogo and Raisa Fitri}, title={Enhancing Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Role of Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Skills, and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th Business Innovation Sustainability and Technology International Conference, BISTIC 2025, 30th July 2025, Malang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={BISTIC}, year={2025}, month={12}, keywords={entrepreneurial intention entrepreneurship education entrepreneurial skills opportunity recognition pls-sem undergraduate management students}, doi={10.4108/eai.30-7-2025.2360704} }- Akbar Putra Prayogo
Raisa Fitri
Year: 2025
Enhancing Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Role of Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Skills, and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition
BISTIC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.30-7-2025.2360704
Abstract
This study looks at how Entrepreneurship Education (EE), Entrepreneurial Skills (ES), and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition (EOR) affect Entrepreneurial Intention (EI) in Universitas Negeri Malang's undergraduate management students (class of 2020). The results demonstrate that EE strongly effects EI both directly (β=0.366, p<.001) and indirectly through ES (β=0.114, p=0.005) and EOR (β=0.112, p=0.044) using a cross-sectional design and the PLS-SEM approach with a sample of 140 respondents. Additionally, EE has a favorable effect on EI (ES→EI: β=0.228, p=0.022; EOR→EI: β=0.336, p<.001) via strengthening ES (β=0.494, p<.001) and EOR (β=0.339, p<.001). Of the variance in EI, 55% can be explained by the model. These results suggest that EE promotes entrepreneurial intention through significant mechanisms such as ES and EOR. This study emphasizes how practice-based learning helps students become more self-assured entrepreneurs and recognize opportunities.
