Student Entrepreneurship Research Articles

Social entrepreneurship and employability of student entrepreneurs: The mediating roles of perceived support and perceived usefulness

Social entrepreneurship and employability of student entrepreneurs: The mediating roles of perceived support and perceived usefulness

Students Mental Readiness for Entrepreneurship at SMK Negeri 6 Padang

This research was motivated by the large number of students at SMK Negeri 6 Padang who graduated but faced difficulties in finding work or were even unemployed. This is due to a lack of desire to start a business. Students feel less confident in starting a business. The aim of this research is to describe the mental readiness of students for entrepreneurship at SMK Negeri 6 Padang. This type of research is quantitative with a descriptive approach. The population in this study were students at SMK Negeri 6 Padang, totaling 303 students. The sample consisted of 75 students. Sampling used the Proportional Random Sampling technique. The data collection technique uses questionnaires via Google Form which have been tested for validity and reliability. The data analysis technique was carried out using descriptive analysis. Data processing was carried out with the help of Microsoft Excel and the SPSS version 25 software program. First determine the frequency distribution, determine the percentage level and classification techniques. The research results showed that 26 students' mental readiness for entrepreneurship (35%) was in the medium category.

Entrepreneurial Mentoring Synergy: An In-Depth Analysis of Polytechnic and Community College (PolyCC) Lecturers as Mentors to Student Start-Up Entrepreneurs

This study was conducted to investigate the role of academicians as mentors to student startup entrepreneurs in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Although the lecturers at Polytechnic and Community College (PolyCC) may not be real entrepreneurs themselves, they have effectively nurtured student entrepreneurs who have sustained their businesses to this day. Nevertheless, this success rate is quite modest when compared to the total number of mentors that have been appointed. Hence, the objective of this study is to comprehend the methods by which non-entrepreneurial academics effectively fulfill their responsibilities as mentors, as well as the aspects that impact their efficacy in mentoring students toward entrepreneurship. The research design employed in this study is qualitative and utilizes a semi-structured interview instrument. The instrument's validity has been confirmed by four experts, and it exhibits a Cohen's Kappa value of 1.0. The sampling method employed is purposive sampling, specifically targeting lecturers from PolyCC who have been selected as 15 finalists in the category of Best Entrepreneurship Mentor Award for the Ministry of Higher Education Entrepreneurship Award (MEA) 2021. These lecturers also serve as mentors to student startup entrepreneurs at PolyCC, and the student entrepreneurs have successfully sustained their businesses up to the present time. The data obtained from the interviews were subjected to thematic analysis using ATLAS.ti 9 to discern patterns, trends, and interrelationships among the data pieces. The research yielded a theme and competency framework model with an inter-rater reliability, as measured by Cohen's Kappa value, of 0.99. The research yielded an "Entrepreneurship Mentoring Synergy Diagram (EMSD)," a visual representation that illustrates the connection and interplay among the components of entrepreneurial mentoring. The features encompass mentors (lecturers), and mentees (students), as well as the notion of relationships and interactions with external entities (business networks) and strategic planning to foster business growth. This graphic is anticipated to be beneficial for HEI lecturers who are designated as entrepreneurial mentors. It is intended to serve as a guide for them in their endeavors to enhance the proportion of entrepreneurs among HEI students.

Application of deep learning in career planning and entrepreneurship of college students

With the continuous development of deep learning and artificial intelligence, its application potential in the field of education has attracted wide attention. This study mainly discusses the application of deep learning in college students’ career planning and entrepreneurship. First, through a comprehensive review of existing literature, the gaps and challenges of current research are revealed. Subsequently, empirical research methods were used to collect data on college students’ attitudes and feelings towards deep learning in career planning and entrepreneurship. This study develops and validates a model that predicts how deep learning interventions affect college students’ career choices and entrepreneurial intentions, while also proposing a series of strategic recommendations. The findings suggest that deep learning can be used as an effective tool to help college students better plan their careers and enhance their entrepreneurial abilities. This study not only provides a new perspective for theoretical research, but also provides useful insights and tools for practitioners.

The Effect of Entrepreneurship Courses, Self-Efficacy and Income Expectations on Student Entrepreneurial Interest

The Effect of Entrepreneurship Courses, Self-Efficacy and Income Expectations on Student Entrepreneurial Interest

Rethinking entrepreneurial competencies: A gender-focused analysis of students’ perceived competencies

This study addresses a research gap in understanding the gender dimensions of perceived entrepreneurial competencies among undergraduate and MBA entrepreneurship students. It aims to unravel the underlying abilities shaping these competencies and explore potential gender variations in perceptions, ultimately contributing to the enhancement of entrepreneurship courses.The research uses quantitative and qualitative methods to gather data from students who participated in entrepreneurship courses over four years. A competency survey, rooted in Morris et al.'s framework, captures self-assessments of entrepreneurial competencies. The study complements these quantitative findings with a systematic analysis of students' self-reflections, providing a comprehensive understanding of perceived competencies and potential gender differences.The research identifies specific entrepreneurial competencies—opportunity recognition and conveying a compelling vision—and their underlying abilities perceived as crucial by male and female students. It explores the extent to which gender influences these perceptions. The dual-method approach enriches insights, offering a nuanced understanding of how competencies are perceived and varying influences based on gender.This research uniquely explores the intricate dynamics of perceived entrepreneurial competencies, taking gender variations into account. It contributes to entrepreneurship course design and assessment, fostering students’ belief in entrepreneurial abilities and significantly contributing to self-concept development.

Analysis of Millennial Entrepreneur Business Strategy Based on Digital Technology in Sidenreng Rappang Regency

This study examines the business strategies applied by millennial entrepreneurial students in Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi. These students are engaged in various business sectors such as food and beverages, fashion, cosmetics, services, art and design, and digital business. The primary purpose of the study is to analyze the strategies used in responding to business opportunities, competitive advantages, contributions to entrepreneurship learning in higher education, and obstacles and solutions faced by students. With a qualitative phenomenological approach, this study explores the experiences of young entrepreneurs in taking advantage of market opportunities that other entrepreneurs often ignore. Students utilize business model innovation theory by considering factors such as understanding consumer behavior, product differentiation, service quality, and location and network. Entrepreneurship learning in higher education makes an essential contribution to equipping students with an understanding of business strategies and their application in actual practice. Of the ten respondents, five have participated in entrepreneurship seminars and training, while the other five are self-taught and through campus activities. These two methods are considered influential in shaping entrepreneurial skills and mindsets. The challenges faced by millennial entrepreneurs, as well as the solutions they implement, show relevance to modern management theory. This research provides insight into how entrepreneurship education and training can support student business development.

Entrepreneurship Education and Student Entrepreneurial Intention: A Comprehensive Review, Synthesis

Entrepreneurship Education and Student Entrepreneurial Intention: A Comprehensive Review, Synthesis

Entrepreneurial Intentions And Readiness For Startup Among P2MW Grant Recipients

The government has launched the Student Entrepreneurship Development Program (P2MW) to boost entrepreneurship in Indonesia. This study examines how entrepreneurial education, experience, and innovation influence entrepreneurial intentions and readiness to start a business. The research employs a descriptive method, using 80 students who received P2MW grants as samples. Data were collected through online and offline questionnaires using purposive sampling and analyzed with SEM-PLS using SmartPLS 4.0 software. The findings indicate no significant effect of entrepreneurial education on entrepreneurial intentions. However, entrepreneurial experience and innovation positively and significantly influence entrepreneurial intentions. The results also show a positive and significant impact of entrepreneurial intentions on readiness to start a business. This study recommends that the Ministry of Education and Culture encourage universities to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem within their environment to enhance students' readiness to start their businesses.

Integrating constructivist principles in an adaptive hybrid learning system for developing social entrepreneurship education among college students

Education in social entrepreneurship for college students is a gradual and evolving process that shapes their career outlook and skill development. This journey involves employing various strategies to engage with and analyze innovative concepts. Adaptive hybrid learning systems adjust course materials dynamically based on individual students' skills and learning progress, drawing from diverse learning theories and instructional interventions. Empowering students to drive positive social change is a central focus, with social entrepreneurs tackling global challenges such as poverty, unemployment, gender inequality, inadequate education, healthcare, and governance. While some students may find traditional classroom settings inconvenient and prefer the flexibility of hybrid learning, others weigh the risks and benefits of classroom instruction differently. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is utilized for empirical analysis, utilizing early-stage social entrepreneurship education as a performance measure and cultural probabilities as variables. The significance of college students' contributions through social enterprises is increasingly recognized, prompting the development of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models to forecast and assess career growth trends. The DEA-CNN framework aims to enhance adaptive hybrid learning systems by evaluating social entrepreneurs' knowledge, skills, and competencies. Social entrepreneurship not only addresses environmental concerns but also enriches cultural diversity. Many college students prioritize practical action over mere ideation, particularly in entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship of Islamic Business Management Students in Post-Graduation Business Practices

Entrepreneurship of Islamic Business Management Students in Post-Graduation Business Practices

The Effect OF Teacher's Professional Competence on Student’s Entrepreneurship Competency in Practice and Entrepreneurship Lessons at SMKN 1 Solok

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of teacher professional competence on student entrepreneurship competence in the subjects of craft and entrepreneurship at SMKN 1 Solok, in this study using a quantitative approach, the data sources used in this study were primary data and secondary data, primary data namely data which is directly obtained from respondents from filling out google forms , while secondary data comes from literature studies in the form of journals, books and laws related to research. The result of the research is that the professional competence of teachers has a positive effect on the entrepreneurial competence of students at SMKN 1 Solok.

Linking team emergent states to achieve persistence with a business idea in student teams

AbstractThe expanding research on team emergent states explains many facets of team dynamics in an entrepreneurial context. However, the interactions between team emergent states are still unknown. Detached from team emergent states, studies on student entrepreneurship have disclosed findings clustered around students' entrepreneurial intentions while neglecting the issue of persistence with a developed business idea. This study contributes to the literature by proposing an intersection between team emergent states and student entrepreneurial education research via a model where transactive memory systems mediate the effect of team efficacy on team persistence. The model is tested on a sample of student teams using a partial least‐square structural equation modelling approach. The findings support the proposed indirect effect. The study offers theoretical implications for team emergent states and policy implications for entrepreneurial education.

Peran Pondok Pesantren dalam Pengembangan Jiwa Islamic Enterpreneurship

This thesis is intended to find out how the role of Islamic boarding schools in the development of entrepreneurship in students. As the goal is how it will affect if iwa enterpreneusrhip is applied to students. In this study, a qualitative approach method is used with a data collection method by conducting, observing, interviewing, and drawing conclusions. The results of drawing conclusions are as follows: (1) Al Inayah Islamic boarding school provides several business unit facilities as a practice for student development, although not all business units can be managed directly by students, but the entrepreneurial development carried out by the pesantren is quite ideal. Because pesantren has provided learning methods and the basics of entrepreneurship to students. (2) Students begin to be able to manage and capitalize on their own businesses, through the provision of entrepreneurship and vocational practices as a support for the Islamic spirit of entrepreneurship of students and of course under the supervision and direction of the management and the board of teachers of Islamic boarding schools. But not all pesantren business units can be used efficiently, because there are indeed several business units that specifically help students only if needed. (3) In its role, pesantren has provided balanced entrepreneurship provisions to students with pesantren backgrounds, of course, in providing knowledge about entrepreneurship, pesantren equipping religious knowledge as a guideline for Muslim entrepreneurs. In the form of pesantren training, it also holds seminars by bringing in experts or resource persons in entrepreneurship and the provision of BLK (Job Training Center) that can be participated by students.

How Business Schools Support Students Pursuing Entrepreneurship: Insights from Nepalese Students

This study explores how Nepalese business schools are supporting students’ entrepreneurial aspirations and how they can further support student entrepreneurs. The study employed a qualitative research approach to gather students' perspectives on the effectiveness of current support systems. A total of seven interviews were conducted with students from two selected business schools. From the collective responses of the students, 8 prominent roles emerged, which were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings of the study revealed that business schools have been supporting their entrepreneurial students by imparting the theoretical knowledge required for entrepreneurship, complemented by providing platforms to apply the gained theoretical knowledge in a practical setting, nurturing their entrepreneurial skills through training and mentorship, facilitating the networking opportunity, and establishing the on-campus incubation centre. However, despite the continuous efforts of the business school, findings also revealed that there are many areas to be improved and given attention to motivate students to act on their entrepreneurial ideas. Findings suggest that Business schools should give more emphasis to funding Students’ business Ideas and modernising the method of teaching. This research contributes to an understanding of fostering entrepreneurship through business education in the context of business schools in Nepal.

Design Analysis to Enhance Financial Education for Student Entrepreneurs in University

Telkom University organizes an entrepreneurship program that serves entire students who want to start a business with a selection method to be incubated for one semester or more. Doing business for Student Entrepreneurship (SE) requires financial management expertise because it is very important to ensure that products are in line with expectations and efficient use of resources to maximize business profits. Financial skills are also important in running businesses. From that, the university holds learning finance management in the process of business incubation, but SE feels learning financial management is not interesting. Therefore, this research aims to discuss the needs of financial management for SE, lecturers, and universities with a qualitative approach through focus group discussion. The study's key findings are that SE needs to learn about financial statements. They also expect this to be done automatically on a digital basis that is easy to use, so entrepreneurial students can take advantage of the automatically generated data for proper decision-making and can focus on the creative and innovative aspects of the product. Financial apps for financial statements could potentially be made by digital software developers

Rethinking entrepreneurship and management education for engineering students: The appropriateness of design thinking

The study argues that the educational needs of engineering students for entrepreneurship and managerial education are specific and evolving over time toward a set of skills and knowledge needed in digital and dynamic world. Existing research largely ignored the distinct and evolving nature of these educational needs and their implications for entrepreneurship and managerial education of engineering students. Using design thinking and teaching model literature, we proposed teaching model framework and derived propositions from conceptual arguments to address these educational needs effectively. The proposed conceptual teaching model framework elaborates on the incorporation of cognitive acts of design in various aspects at ontological, didactical, and contextual levels. The framework views education as a process of co-construction, centered on students, where the role of the teacher is similar to that of a coach. Students work in teams and practice the cognitive acts of design that lead to the development of interpersonal, entrepreneurial, and managerial skills. For this purpose, open-ended questioning, real-life customer problems, design thinking methodology, and lean methodology are proposed as effective content and pedagogies to promote the entrepreneurial behaviors required in the current industrial scenario.

The key determinants affecting entrepreneurial intention of student: Integrating theory of planned behaviour and perceived university support

The study’s purpose is to evaluate the influence of some factors of the model of planned behavior (TPB) and the perceived academic support of the university on the attitude toward entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intention of students. The results of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) linear structural model analysis with primary data collected from 1162 students indicated that entrepreneurial intention is influenced by attitude toward entrepreneurship, subjective norm, perceived educational support, and perceived concept development support. In addition, this study also found the positive influence of perceived educational support, concept development support, and business development support on attitude towards entrepreneurship. Interestingly, the influence of perceived business development support on entrepreneurial intention was rejected, and personal innovativeness is demonstrated to promote an attitude toward entrepreneurship. Notably, this study also highlights the moderating role of personal innovativeness on the relationship between attitude toward entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intention. Based on these findings, several implications were suggested to researchers, universities, and policymakers.

Social Networking and Technological Entrepreneurial Intention: Demand-Resource Mechanism

Social networking (SN) has changed the landscape of businesses, especially for entrepreneurs. Hence, this paper is conducted to identify the indirect effect of social networking in association with technological entrepreneurial intention (EI). The study was undertaken purposefully with two objectives. The first objective is determining the relationship between university support, risk, and student entrepreneurial intention. The second objective is related to the mediating role of social networking. This study utilized a quantitative form of research using a questionnaire as a data collection method. The population of this study is 300 technology entrepreneurship students from two different faculties: the Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology (FPA) and the College of Computing, Informatics & Mathematics (KPPIM). The response return is 224, which represents a 74.7% response rate. Data analysis utilized structural equation modeling in AMOS software to measure the effect among variables and answer all research questions. University support, risk, and social networking significantly and directly affect entrepreneurial intention among students. The mediating impact of social networking on the relationship between university support and entrepreneurial intention is significant. Social networking significantly and indirectly affects the relationship between risk and entrepreneurial intention. This recently proposed framework can explain the influences of resources (i.e., university support, social networking) and demand (i.e., risk) on the intention to become technological entrepreneurs.

The impact of using educational videos for the subject of management and economics on first-year female students Leadership and Business, in the North Hebron District

Technology has now become an urgent necessity in various fields, and it performs many functions that save people time and effort, and among these fields are: the educational process, where the demand for it has increased; Because of its ability to increase students’ effectiveness and academic achievement, especially educational videos. This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of using educational videos on raising the achievement of first year secondary school students - the Entrepreneurship and Business Branch in the subject of Management and Economics - at Bani Naim Secondary School for Girls. The experimental method was used to achieve the aim of the study. Due to its accuracy in observing the study population and its suitability to the research tool. The study demonstrated the positive impact of educational videos on the study population (students of entrepreneurship and business at Bani Naim Secondary School for Girls), as the students’ academic achievement increased and their grades in that subject rose. The researcher recommends that the teacher introduce educational videos into the teaching process, and consider them one of the modern educational methods in the teaching process