Investigating the mediating role of entrepreneurial capacities in the effect of entrepreneurship education on students' entrepreneurial intentions

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Mehdi Jannati
Masters degree, new business management department, entrepreneurship orientation, Sari branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
10.22034/jmek.2024.461085.1139
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the mediating role of entrepreneurial capacities in the effect of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intentions of Islamic Azad University students in Mazandaran province. This research is descriptive-survey based on the objectives, applied research, and based on data collection and research design. The statistical population is all management students of Islamic Azad Universities in Mazandaran province. which are 2565 people. Based on Cochran's formula, the sample number of 335 people was selected as a sample and the available random sampling method was used. The standard questionnaire of Zhou and Lee (2020) was used to measure the variables. The validity of the content of these questionnaires has been confirmed by the supervisor. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using the Cronbach's alpha method, which is equal to 0.841, which means that the current research has acceptable reliability. By taking the questionnaires and the obtained information were analyzed using SPSS and PLS4 software. The results indicate that entrepreneurship education has a positive and significant effect on the entrepreneurial capacities and entrepreneurial intentions of students. Also, entrepreneurial capacities have a positive and significant effect on the entrepreneurial intentions of students.

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  • Receive Date 08 September 2023
  • Revise Date 04 February 2024
  • Accept Date 11 April 2024