The Influence of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From Universities in China’s Pearl River Delta

Entrepreneurship may be taught, and entrepreneurship education is flourishing at colleges and universities. However, previous documents show that entrepreneurship education is inconsistent with the research conclusions of entrepreneurial intention, which is a lack of discussion on the mediating effe...

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Autores principales: Jing Li, Shi-zheng Huang, Ka Yin Chau, Liqiong Yu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5181aa40268d4e21bf6a72bdbf8ed56a2021-12-03T06:39:15ZThe Influence of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From Universities in China’s Pearl River Delta1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.732659https://doaj.org/article/5181aa40268d4e21bf6a72bdbf8ed56a2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.732659/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Entrepreneurship may be taught, and entrepreneurship education is flourishing at colleges and universities. However, previous documents show that entrepreneurship education is inconsistent with the research conclusions of entrepreneurial intention, which is a lack of discussion on the mediating effect of government subsidies from external resources. Based on the cognitive behavior theory, a mediating effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial strategy and entrepreneurial intention is built. By collecting the data of 334 questionnaires of college students in Pearl River Delta in China, a structural equation is used for empirical analysis. The result indicates that entrepreneurship education does not have a significant influence on entrepreneurial intention; exploration innovation and exploitation innovation have a positive influence on entrepreneurial intention, and exploration innovation and exploitation innovation have a mediating effect on entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention; government subsidies have a positive regulating effect on exploration innovation, exploitation innovation, and entrepreneurial intention. In this article, the application of the cognitive behavior theory in the field of entrepreneurship research is expanded to provide the theoretical basis for building the entrepreneurship education ecosystem, which is conductive to innovation and entrepreneurship to promote regional economic development.Jing LiShi-zheng HuangShi-zheng HuangKa Yin ChauLiqiong YuLiqiong YuFrontiers Media S.A.articleentrepreneurship educationentrepreneurial strategyexploitation innovationgovernment subsidiesentrepreneurial intentionPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic entrepreneurship education
entrepreneurial strategy
exploitation innovation
government subsidies
entrepreneurial intention
Psychology
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spellingShingle entrepreneurship education
entrepreneurial strategy
exploitation innovation
government subsidies
entrepreneurial intention
Psychology
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Jing Li
Shi-zheng Huang
Shi-zheng Huang
Ka Yin Chau
Liqiong Yu
Liqiong Yu
The Influence of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From Universities in China’s Pearl River Delta
description Entrepreneurship may be taught, and entrepreneurship education is flourishing at colleges and universities. However, previous documents show that entrepreneurship education is inconsistent with the research conclusions of entrepreneurial intention, which is a lack of discussion on the mediating effect of government subsidies from external resources. Based on the cognitive behavior theory, a mediating effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial strategy and entrepreneurial intention is built. By collecting the data of 334 questionnaires of college students in Pearl River Delta in China, a structural equation is used for empirical analysis. The result indicates that entrepreneurship education does not have a significant influence on entrepreneurial intention; exploration innovation and exploitation innovation have a positive influence on entrepreneurial intention, and exploration innovation and exploitation innovation have a mediating effect on entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention; government subsidies have a positive regulating effect on exploration innovation, exploitation innovation, and entrepreneurial intention. In this article, the application of the cognitive behavior theory in the field of entrepreneurship research is expanded to provide the theoretical basis for building the entrepreneurship education ecosystem, which is conductive to innovation and entrepreneurship to promote regional economic development.
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author Jing Li
Shi-zheng Huang
Shi-zheng Huang
Ka Yin Chau
Liqiong Yu
Liqiong Yu
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Shi-zheng Huang
Shi-zheng Huang
Ka Yin Chau
Liqiong Yu
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title The Influence of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From Universities in China’s Pearl River Delta
title_short The Influence of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From Universities in China’s Pearl River Delta
title_full The Influence of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From Universities in China’s Pearl River Delta
title_fullStr The Influence of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From Universities in China’s Pearl River Delta
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From Universities in China’s Pearl River Delta
title_sort influence of undergraduate entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention: evidence from universities in china’s pearl river delta
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