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Title: | Entrepreneurial training and entrepreneurial intentions: a mediated mediation analysis of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and attitude of undergraduate finalists in Uganda |
Authors: | Kisubi, Moses Kisame Korir, Michael Kirwa |
Keywords: | Entrepreneurial training Entrepreneurial self-efficacy |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Publisher: | SEISENSE |
Abstract: | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the association between Entrepreneurial Training and Entrepreneurial Intentions is mediated by (1) Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, (2) Entrepreneurial Attitude, and (3) whether the first mediation is further mediated by Entrepreneurial Attitude. Design – to attain the study objectives, a cross-sectional and explanatory survey approach was employed. Systematic sampling technique was utilized to collect data from a sample of 458 final-year undergraduate students from two Ugandan public universities. Results – a significant partial mediation effect of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Attitude between Entrepreneurship Training and Entrepreneurial Intentions was established and a mediated mediation effect. Implications – the study provides maiden evidence that Entrepreneurial Training and Entrepreneurial Intentions are significantly and serially mediated by Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Attitude. Managers and policymakers may use this study results to further student’s entrepreneurial competencies. Society may also use our results to support entrepreneurial ventures as a vehicle for creating jobs for graduates Originality/value – the novelty of this paper is threefold; it provides evidence on the mediating role of; (1) entrepreneurial self-efficacy, (2) entrepreneurial attitude, and (3) we provide initial evidence on the mediated mediation effect of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Attitude in the relationship between Entrepreneurial Training and Entrepreneurial Intentions |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.33215/sjom.v4i3.638 http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/8114 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Business and Economics |
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