Role of Education and Mentorship in Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy

Farmers have been very precious for societies for ages. Their active experiments, valuable knowledge about their surroundings, environment, and crops’ requirements have been a vital part of society. However, the psychological perspectives have been a hole in the loop of farming. Hence, this study ha...

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Autores principales: Binwu Hu, Qiang Zheng, Jie Wu, Zhibin Tang, Jianchun Zhu, Simin Wu, Ying Ling
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:12a21126351c466cbcb36b277dc55e4c2021-12-01T20:08:45ZRole of Education and Mentorship in Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.775227https://doaj.org/article/12a21126351c466cbcb36b277dc55e4c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.775227/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Farmers have been very precious for societies for ages. Their active experiments, valuable knowledge about their surroundings, environment, and crops’ requirements have been a vital part of society. However, the psychological perspectives have been a hole in the loop of farming. Hence, this study has investigated the antecedents of entrepreneurial behaviors of farmers with the mediating risk of their entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE). The population chosen for this study was the farming community of suburbs of China, and a sample size of 300 was selected for the data collection. This is a survey study, where a structured questionnaire was adapted on a five-point Likert scale. The data were collected from the farming community to know their psychological and behavioral preferences about their profession. This study has produced interesting results that education, training, and intrinsic motivation play a vital role in farmers’ ESE, affecting their entrepreneurial behaviors. This study will add to the body of knowledge and provide an eminent path for emerging entrepreneurs to find more mentorship opportunities to overcome the limitations in upcoming endeavors influencing education and training.Binwu HuQiang ZhengJie WuZhibin TangJianchun ZhuSimin WuYing LingFrontiers Media S.A.articleeducationtrainingentrepreneurial self-efficacyentrepreneurial behaviorintrinsic motivationPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic education
training
entrepreneurial self-efficacy
entrepreneurial behavior
intrinsic motivation
Psychology
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spellingShingle education
training
entrepreneurial self-efficacy
entrepreneurial behavior
intrinsic motivation
Psychology
BF1-990
Binwu Hu
Qiang Zheng
Jie Wu
Zhibin Tang
Jianchun Zhu
Simin Wu
Ying Ling
Role of Education and Mentorship in Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy
description Farmers have been very precious for societies for ages. Their active experiments, valuable knowledge about their surroundings, environment, and crops’ requirements have been a vital part of society. However, the psychological perspectives have been a hole in the loop of farming. Hence, this study has investigated the antecedents of entrepreneurial behaviors of farmers with the mediating risk of their entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE). The population chosen for this study was the farming community of suburbs of China, and a sample size of 300 was selected for the data collection. This is a survey study, where a structured questionnaire was adapted on a five-point Likert scale. The data were collected from the farming community to know their psychological and behavioral preferences about their profession. This study has produced interesting results that education, training, and intrinsic motivation play a vital role in farmers’ ESE, affecting their entrepreneurial behaviors. This study will add to the body of knowledge and provide an eminent path for emerging entrepreneurs to find more mentorship opportunities to overcome the limitations in upcoming endeavors influencing education and training.
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author Binwu Hu
Qiang Zheng
Jie Wu
Zhibin Tang
Jianchun Zhu
Simin Wu
Ying Ling
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Jie Wu
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Simin Wu
Ying Ling
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title Role of Education and Mentorship in Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy
title_short Role of Education and Mentorship in Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy
title_full Role of Education and Mentorship in Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy
title_fullStr Role of Education and Mentorship in Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy
title_full_unstemmed Role of Education and Mentorship in Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy
title_sort role of education and mentorship in entrepreneurial behavior: mediating role of self-efficacy
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