Title: The Curvilinear Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Roles of Entrepreneurial Passion and Resilience
Stream: Education / Pedagogy
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Giang Hoang, RMIT University, Vietnam
Tuan Trong Luu, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Abstract:
Entrepreneurship education has drawn attention from policy makers and scholars because of its potential influence on students’ entrepreneurial intentions. However, the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intentions remains inconsistent and controversial. Grounded in the social cognitive theory, we examined a potential curvilinear effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intentions while also investigating the mediating role of entrepreneurial passion and the moderating role of resilience on this curvilinear effect. Two studies were carried out to test these ideas. In Study 1, data collected from 554 technology students from Vietnamese universities revealed that entrepreneurship education exhibited a U-shaped relationship with entrepreneurial intentions. Study 2 replicated and extended results from Study 1 by utilizing a sample of 721 business students from Vietnamese universities. The findings of Study 2 demonstrated that entrepreneurial passion mediated the curvilinear effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intentions. Moreover, the association between entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial intentions was found to be strengthened by resilience. Our results advanced the stream of entrepreneurial intentions research by extending the extant understandings of how entrepreneurship education shapes students’ entrepreneurial intentions. Furthermore, our studies provide practical implications for policy makers and educators to support students in accessing to entrepreneurship education.
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