Abstract
To determine the moderating effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) in the relationship between entrepreneurship education (EE) and self-employment intentions (SEI). Explanatory survey design...
Highlights
The curb the challenge of graduate unemployment, there is need for developing countries to further enlighten self-employment as a career option for students
Conditional effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and EE on SEI Due to scanty literature in this area, this study proposes that ESE moderates both the direct and indirect relationship between entrepreneurship education and self-employment intentions
In Model 1, we tested for the effect of the covariates on selfemployment intentions (SEI), results indicate that age and program are insignificant, while gender and family background significantly influence student’s SEI β = .296, p < .01 and β = .253, p < .01, respectively
Summary
The curb the challenge of graduate unemployment, there is need for developing countries to further enlighten self-employment as a career option for students. The use of entrepreneurship education (EE) to stimulate students’ self-employment intentions (SEI) has been widely adopted, but its impact has yielded contrasting results in different contexts. Afolabi, Kareem, Okubanjo, Ogunbanjo and Aninkan (2017) assert that EE positively affects self-employment initiatives among Nigerian science & technology students (Mahendra et al, 2017). More researchers have found similar results (Barba-Sánchez & Atienza-Sahuquillo, 2017; Gelaidan & Abdullateef, 2017; Gerba, 2012; Kisubi & Korir, 2021). The argument for such results is that participating in higher education gives a person a resource advantage that enhances a successful career in entrepreneurship
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