Predicting global entrepreneurship: An exploratory study

Globalization provides international career opportunities and options, such as entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship education is currently promoted in both national and European educational strategies. For university students, the viability of this career option depends on their own motivations, perc...

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Main Authors: Teresa Torres-Coronas, María-Arántzazu Vidal-Blasco
Format: article
Language:CA
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Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a388983d15a646c68c2172a3bbf82e7d
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Summary:Globalization provides international career opportunities and options, such as entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship education is currently promoted in both national and European educational strategies. For university students, the viability of this career option depends on their own motivations, perceived competencies, and professional objectives. This study uses a structural equations model analyses the factors that affect the intention to create an international company. It focuses on how intercultural skills, cognitive cultural intelligence, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and linguistic competence affects students’ motivation to create a company with an international vocation. The results of the study show that proficiency in a foreign language, language competence, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy are relevant factors. The research also discusses the implications of these results for teaching in higher education institutions. There is a need to update graduates’ employability skills and the competences that future teachers must acquire.