The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education and Cultural Context on Entrepreneurial Intentions of Ukrainian Students: The Mediating Role of Attitudes and Perceived Control

Autor/inn/en	Mykolenko, Olena; Ippolitova, Inna; Doroshenko, Hanna; Strapchuk, Svitlana
Titel	The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education and Cultural Context on Entrepreneurial Intentions of Ukrainian Students: The Mediating Role of Attitudes and Perceived Control
Quelle	In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 12 (2022) 3, S.519-536 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mykolenko, Olena) ORCID (Ippolitova, Inna) ORCID (Doroshenko, Hanna) ORCID (Strapchuk, Svitlana)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2042-3896
DOI	10.1108/HESWBL-08-2020-0190
Schlagwörter	Entrepreneurship; Foreign Countries; College Students; Student Attitudes; Cultural Context; Business Education; Teaching Methods; Intention; Ukraine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmungsgeist; Ausland; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Wirtschaftserziehung; Wirtschaftspädagogik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of the research is to test empirically whether the variables of personal attitudes towards entrepreneurship and perceived control mediate the relationship between entrepreneurship education and intentions of Ukrainian students to become entrepreneurs; to determine whether personal attitudes mediate the relationship between cultural context and entrepreneurial intentions. Design/methodology/approach: The research project carried out jointly by four Kharkiv universities used 349 survey responses from senior students majoring in business and economics and management and marketing. The data was analysed using Partial Least Squares regression. Findings: Education and employed teaching methods, in particular, positively affect students' attitudes towards entrepreneurship, their perceived capability to start a business and indirectly influence entrepreneurial intentions. However, attendance of entrepreneurship-related courses itself does not enhance perceived control and has no significant effect on personal attitudes. The study also shows that cultural context has a positive influence on students' attitudes towards entrepreneurship and, therefore, indirectly impacts their intentions to become entrepreneurs. Research limitations/implications: Firstly, the students participating in the study were from one country. And secondly, the paper deals with pre-educational entrepreneurial intentions. Practical implications: The study suggests that a practice-based approach to entrepreneurship education is a key to raising entrepreneurial awareness of young people in countries whose national cultures are built on collectivist values. Originality/value: The results of the study are of value for teaching staff, who can actually influence students' entrepreneurial self-awareness, and for university management in the context of contemporary education reforms and the latest requirements to education process. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01