Abstract:
This study assesses the influence of gender differences in the formation of entrepreneurial
intention. Specifically, we investigate how culture and gender influence factors
responsible for entrepreneurial intention development. A sample of 414 science
and technology students from the world’s fourth most prominent entrepreneurial
university completed surveys. Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze the
data. Results show that the influence of social learning on entrepreneurial intention
was mediated both by personality traits and entrepreneurial knowledge, whereas the
effect of university-level determinants on entrepreneurial intention was mediated
only through entrepreneurial knowledge. Strong support for the moderating role of
gender was found.
Description:
Roy, R., Das, N. A critical comparison of factors affecting science and technology students’ entrepreneurial intention: a tale of two genders. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance 20, 49–77 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-019-09393-4
