The Mediating Effect of Emotion on Entrepreneurship Education and Business Opportunity Recognition

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect entrepreneurial emotion on relationship between entrepreneurship education and business opportunity recognition. Entrepreneurship process begins when an entrepreneur recognizes a that involves various emotions throughout process. Although activities programs are carried out in universities, involvements students graduates start-ups still small. main factor failure leverage potential opportunities, which turn, leads stability emotion’s reliance. A total 152 final year participated study. data were collected from questionnaires, hypotheses tested using Partial Least Square - Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). findings indicated education, recognition significantly related. It was also found partially mediated have confirmed although helps improve students’ capabilities adapt new environments, stable crucial entire