Globalization, and more recently the dot-com era, has increased worldwide interest in new business development. As a result, having an international perspective on the study of entrepreneurship has become more important for researcher and practitioner alike. One aspect of this enhanced interest is a worldwide interest in student entrepreneurs. It is no surprise that differences in attitudes tow...

The present study tested two models explaining how entrepreneurship education can have an effect of entrepreneurial intentions through its impact on attitudes and selfefficacy. Data were collected from 236 students who were exposed to an entrepreneurship course. While in model 1 attitudes and self-efficacy are positively related to intentions to new venture creation, in model 2 attitudes mediat...

Drawing on the theory of planned behaviour, this study tests the effect of entrepreneurship programmes on the entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions of science and engineering students. This is necessary in order to confirm (or disconfirm) conventional wisdom that entrepreneurship education increases the intention to start a business. The results show that the programmes raise some attitudes ...

Identifying and nurturing entrepreneurial potential among youth can have long-term implications for American economic development. Prior research has not addressed whether education and enterprise experience will affect the development of entrepreneurial talent prior to the collegiate level. This research concludes that entrepreneurship education and enterprise experience can affect characteris...

Entrepreneurship is a subject of great interest, a process in which more and more people want to take part. The main character of entrepreneurial process is the entrepreneur. He is motivated by various factors and, with certain abilities, competences, attitudes and skills he can develop a sustainable business. In this study, the author aims to develop a profile of technological entrepreneur, st...

Entrepreneurship researchers and public policy analysts have promoted governmental programs as a means of increasing business creation activity and success rates. This review suggests that attitudes toward and by women may be the single most important factor in the propensity and sustainability of new enterprise creation by women. Rather than create programs specifically targeted to new busines...

institutional environment influences entrepreneurial intention and behavior. however, cognitive models have not usually included this factor in their analyses. therefore, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the direct, indirect and moderating effects of institutional environment on entrepreneurial intentions using the theory of planned behavior. this is a descriptive survey research...