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Affective Components, Business Environment and Attitudes Towards Entrepreneurship, Key Background in the Intention and Entrepreneurial Behavior of University Students
Vargas-Martínez, M.R.; Tavarez-De Henríquez, J.C.; Colón-Flores, N.J.; Domínguez-Valerio, C.M. Business Environment, Attitudes and Entrepreneurial Intentions as Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Inclination among University Students. Sustainability2023, 15, 12280.
Vargas-Martínez, M.R.; Tavarez-De Henríquez, J.C.; Colón-Flores, N.J.; Domínguez-Valerio, C.M. Business Environment, Attitudes and Entrepreneurial Intentions as Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Inclination among University Students. Sustainability 2023, 15, 12280.
Vargas-Martínez, M.R.; Tavarez-De Henríquez, J.C.; Colón-Flores, N.J.; Domínguez-Valerio, C.M. Business Environment, Attitudes and Entrepreneurial Intentions as Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Inclination among University Students. Sustainability2023, 15, 12280.
Vargas-Martínez, M.R.; Tavarez-De Henríquez, J.C.; Colón-Flores, N.J.; Domínguez-Valerio, C.M. Business Environment, Attitudes and Entrepreneurial Intentions as Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Inclination among University Students. Sustainability 2023, 15, 12280.
Abstract
Entrepreneurship education has become increasingly relevant. For some years now, the business environment for starting a new company in the Dominican Republic has been considered very propitious. This has generated that many universities have incorporated training in entrepreneurship in their study plans. This study aims to analyse whether the cognitive and affective components, the country's business environment, university training in entrepreneurship and attitudes towards entrepreneurship are antecedents of the entrepreneurial intention of university students. It also seeks to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial behaviour of students. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire from a sample of 523 students who had taken courses on entrepreneurship. The data have been analysed through the SPSS and Smart-PLS programs. The results of this research highlight the importance of the affective component and attitudes towards entrepreneurship in the formation of students' entrepreneurial intentions. This reinforces the importance of cultivating positive attitudes through educational interventions. These results contribute to the understanding of the factors that drive entrepreneurial intentions among university students and provide a foundation for future research.
Keywords
business environment; attitudes; entrepreneurship; behaviors; university
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
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