The Impact of Entrepreneurial Passion on the Entrepreneurial Intention; Moderating Impact of Perception of University Support

Temoor Anjum,Petra Heidler,Azadeh Amoozegar,Rao Tahir Anees

doi:10.3390/admsci11020045

Abstract

Passion is fundamental to starting a business because it stimulates motivation, improves intellectual activity, and provides meaning for daily work. This research investigates the role of entrepreneurial passion as a prelude to entrepreneurial intention. The theory of planned behavior was used as an underpinning theory. A conceptual framework was developed and tested to determine their contributions to entrepreneurial intentions. The correlation between entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial intentions is moderated by perception of university support to determine if it enhances the entrepreneurial intention to become a successful entrepreneur. The sample (N = 395) was identified using a convenience sampling technique and is comprised of university business students in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The questionnaire comprised two sections used for data collection, and Smart-PLS was used to analyze the hypotheses. The findings have indicated that there is a strong positive relationship between entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial intentions. The analysis showed that the concept of university support alleviates the relationship between entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial intention. The moderation effect of perception of university support on the association between entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial intention was recognized in this study. Thus, it called for exploring this moderating effect from other perspectives. As an implication to policy, the government bodies should ensure students have access to an entrepreneurial atmosphere. Specifically, the ministry of education and HEC Pakistan could consider this for the design of university syllabuses, thereby leading to more impactful education of entrepreneurship.

Highlights

Introduction iationsEntrepreneurship is the foundation and engine of any economic development of the country
In the context of the previous argument, the two main objectives of this research are: first, it employs diverse contexts to validate Entrepreneurial Passion (EP) and EI, expanding the universality of these relationships in business literature; second, this study provides a detailed understanding of the EP and EI relationship by suggesting and validates the moderating role of Perception of University Support (PUS)
The results report that perception of university support positively moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial passion

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Introduction

Entrepreneurship is the foundation and engine of any economic development of the country. Entrepreneurship is a competitive behavior that drives the new market and employment creation and the work of innovation in the market that can pay to economic growth. The role of an entrepreneur is like a locomotive of economic broadening and job establishment, and it is the driver of innovation in a country (Mandongwe and Jaravaza 2020). Promoting individual entrepreneurship has always been a focus of business research, which has led to a multitude of studies trying to recognize the factors that predict entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurial intention developed a person’s interest in doing a business rather than a job. Since intention is considered the best predictive factor for behavior, Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland

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