Entrepreneurial intention among Latin American university students

PurposeThis paper analyses how contextual factors at universities (entrepreneurship education and program learning) and cognitive variables (perceived behavioral control, implementation intentions, and attitude) influence entrepreneurial intentions among Latin American university students.Design/Met...

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Published in:Academia (Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración) 2021-10, Vol.34 (3), p.399-418
Main Authors: Leiva, Juan Carlos, Mora-Esquivel, Ronald, Krauss-Delorme, Catherine, Bonomo-Odizzio, Adriana, Solís-Salazar, Martín
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Behavior
Cognitive-behavioral factors
College students
Colleges & universities
Education
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship education
Influence
Learning
Linear analysis
Perceived control
Startups
Student attitudes
Student behavior
Universities
University students
Variables
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Summary:PurposeThis paper analyses how contextual factors at universities (entrepreneurship education and program learning) and cognitive variables (perceived behavioral control, implementation intentions, and attitude) influence entrepreneurial intentions among Latin American university students.Design/Methodology/ApproachThe empirical analysis employs a multilevel (hierarchical) linear model with a sample size of 9012 university students taken in 2018 from nine Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, México, Panamá, and Uruguay.FindingsOverall, the university context and cognitive variables contribute to explaining entrepreneurial intentions in university students. Whereas program learning constitutes a variable that directly and indirectly explains entrepreneurial intentions among university students, attending entrepreneurship courses negatively influences their entrepreneurial intentions.Originality/valueA central premise of this study is that the entrepreneurial process in university students is a multilevel phenomenon, given that university context and cognitive variables are key factors in entrepreneurial intentions. The findings support this premise and contribute to the existing literature on entrepreneurship in emerging economies. Nevertheless, the results reveal a more nuanced picture regarding the role of university context on the entrepreneurial intentions of students.
ISSN:1012-8255
2056-5127
DOI:10.1108/ARLA-05-2020-0106