To be or not to be an entrepreneur… the analysis of entrepreneurial intentions among students
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Date
2023
Authors
Veličković, Milica
Pavlov, Daniel
Puiu, Silvia
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor
Source
IMCSM23 proceedings - XIX International May Conference on Strategic Management, May 25, 2023, Bor, 2023, 31-42
Volume
XIX
Issue
1
Abstract
This study, as a part of a larger research, aims to highlight the role of Family support and Emotional Intelligence as one of the important determinants of the students’ decision to enter into entrepreneurship. For achieving this objective, a special questionnaire was created. As a method of analysis partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used. The sample was formed of 593 students from three universities (Belgrade, Ruse and Craiova). The results reveal that both factors have a positive, but not a significant relationship with entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, in order to examine whether there are significant differences in the path coefficients between these three countries, partial least squares multigroup analysis (PLS-MGA) was employed. According to the results of MGA, it can be said that Family support has a stronger impact on students’ Entrepreneurial intentions in Serbia and Romania, compared to Bulgaria. Regarding Emotional Intelligence, the situation is the same. The greater impact of this variable is visible in Serbia, compared to Bulgaria and Romania.
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Keywords
entrepreneurial intentions, family support, emotional intelligence, MGA
Citation
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Scopus
ISSN
2620-0597
ISBN
978-86-6305-136-2
License
CC-BY-NC-ND