Examining the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intentions at universities of technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mncwabe, Mandisa and Mugova, Shame (2024) Examining the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intentions at universities of technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science, 13 (7). pp. 508-518. ISSN 2147-4478

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Abstract

High unemployment levels means that graduates are now encouraged to consider entrepreneurship as a career, and it is necessary to understand how entrepreneurship education influences their career choices. We investigated the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intentions of business management students at selected Universities of Technology (UoT) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We used quantitative research questionnaire to survey the entrepreneurial intentions and skills of students of 224 students enrolled in business courses and had completed a module in entrepreneurship at undergraduate level. Regression analysis of entrepreneurial education variables and entrepreneurial intention was conducted. The findings of this study indicated that Entrepreneurial intention is positively affected by entrepreneurial skills, creativity, leadership, and business experience but negatively by financial knowledge. These results show that while higher levels of financial knowledge have a negative impact on entrepreneurial intention of business students. Therefore, the university curriculum must cultivate traits like resourcefulness, leadership, and ambition which encourages beneficial outcomes of entrepreneurial intention amongst students.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.20525/ijrbs.v13i7.3815
Dates:	Date Event 7 December 2024 Accepted 8 December 2024 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial intentions, South Africa, Creativity, Financial knowledge, Business experience, Leadership skills, entrepreneurial skills
Subjects:	CAH17 - business and management > CAH17-01 - business and management > CAH17-01-07 - finance
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	10 Dec 2024 14:51
Last Modified:	10 Dec 2024 14:51
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/16020

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