Antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions among students in vocational training programmes

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dc.contributor.authorGalvão, Andersonpt_PT
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Carla Susana Da Encarnaçãopt_PT
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Carlos Peixeirapt_PT
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-27T14:25:01Z
dc.date.available2018-07-27T14:25:01Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to research on individual entrepreneurial intention (IEI) by assessing the importance of entrepreneurship education to students in vocational training programmes and using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to analyse these students’ entrepreneurial intentions. The family background of the students and their exposure to entrepreneurship subject matter were included as antecedents of TPB components and IEI. Design/methodology/approach – To test the research model, the primary data were collected with questionnaires distributed to students in their last year of vocational training programmes with and without entrepreneurship coursework, in a region of Northern Portugal. The data were analysed using structural equation modelling. Findings – The results show that TPB dimensions substantially contribute to explaining students’ IEI. However, their family background makes only a minor contribution, and exposure to entrepreneurship education has no influence on IEI. Research limitations/implications – Given these results, the authors propose a broader discussion is needed of the importance of introducing business classes into the curricula of vocational training programmes. Originality/value – This research’s results show that IEI models need to assign greater importance to variables related to previous exposure to entrepreneurial experiences through direct family members. The findings contribute to a fuller understanding of IEI and the factors that precede the formation of this intention among students in training programmes.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the FEDER component of the European Structural and Investment Funds through the Operational Competitiveness and Internationalization Program (COMPETE 2020 (Project No. 006971 (UID/SOC/04011); Funding Reference: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006971)) and by national funds through the FCT–Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the UID/ SOC/04011/2013 project.pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0040-0912
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1108/ET-03-2017-0034
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10348/8578
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.relation.ispartofCETRAD - Centro de Estudos Transdisciplinares para o Desenvolvimentopt_PT
dc.rightsrestricted accesspt_PT
dc.subjectTheory of planned behaviourpt_PT
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial intentionpt_PT
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial educationpt_PT
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial familypt_PT
dc.subjectVocational training programmespt_PT
dc.titleAntecedents of entrepreneurial intentions among students in vocational training programmespt_PT
dc.typejournal articlept_PT
degois.publication.titleEducation + Trainingpt_PT
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
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