Research Article
Role of Entrepreneurship Education, Pragmatic Thinking, and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on Triggering Students' Entrepreneurship Intention: Testing Moderation and Mediation Effects
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.7-10-2021.2316215, author={Manoj Kumar Sharma and Mohit Jamwal}, title={Role of Entrepreneurship Education, Pragmatic Thinking, and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on Triggering Students' Entrepreneurship Intention: Testing Moderation and Mediation Effects}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Economics, Business, and Entrepreneurship, ICEBE 2021, 7 October 2021, Lampung, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICEBE}, year={2022}, month={4}, keywords={entrepreneurial se entrepreneurship education pragmatic thinking entrepreneurship intention}, doi={10.4108/eai.7-10-2021.2316215} }- Manoj Kumar Sharma
Mohit Jamwal
Year: 2022
Role of Entrepreneurship Education, Pragmatic Thinking, and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on Triggering Students' Entrepreneurship Intention: Testing Moderation and Mediation Effects
ICEBE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.7-10-2021.2316215
Abstract
The study aims to contextualize and examine the intervening role of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy (ESE) beliefs in the relationship between entrepreneurship education (EE) and entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of Hospitality and Tourism (H&T) students. Based on extensive research in social cognitive and human capital theory, we argue that the relationship between EE and EI among students is mediated by their respective ESE and not directly but has a moderate effect on pragmatic Thinking (PT). We survey 165 students who have completed an entrepreneurship course at a prestigious and highly ranked H&T institute in India. The empirical study findings indicate that advocating for a rigorous entrepreneurship curriculum increases ESE and considerably increases EI among H&T students.