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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Autores principales:	Teresa Torres-Coronas, María-Arántzazu Vidal-Blasco
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Lenguaje:	CA EN ES
Publicado:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2021
Materias:	entrepreneurship entrepreneurial intention cognitive cultural intelligence entrepreneurial self-efficacy language skills Education (General) L7-991
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/a388983d15a646c68c2172a3bbf82e7d
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a388983d15a646c68c2172a3bbf82e7d2021-12-05T18:02:54ZPredicting global entrepreneurship: An exploratory study10.5565/rev/educar.12790211-819X2014-8801https://doaj.org/article/a388983d15a646c68c2172a3bbf82e7d2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://educar.uab.cat/article/view/1279https://doaj.org/toc/0211-819Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2014-8801 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. Teresa Torres-CoronasMaría-Arántzazu Vidal-BlascoUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelonaarticleentrepreneurshipentrepreneurial intentioncognitive cultural intelligenceentrepreneurial self-efficacylanguage skillsEducation (General)L7-991CAENESEducar, Vol 57, Iss 2 (2021)
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description	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.
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title	Predicting global entrepreneurship: An exploratory study
title_short	Predicting global entrepreneurship: An exploratory study
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Predicting global entrepreneurship: An exploratory study

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