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The impact of entrepreneurship orientation on student entrepreneurial intentions in higher education

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Universities have a big impact on how students think and act in terms of entrepreneurship. Although there has been research on the relationship between entrepreneurship education and intentions, little has been done on the impact of orientation programmes. This research investigates the effects of the Entrepreneurship Orientation Programmes (EOPs) provided by various Indian government organisations by using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). A sample of 227 Indian university students was included in the study. Linear regression is used to create a model that forecasts the probable value of the dependent variable based on the values of the independent variables, which is ideal for illustrating how much the TPB affects entrepreneurial intention (EI). The outcome shows that the EOPs have a positive influence on students’ EI. The Personal Attitude (PA), Subjective Norms (SN), and Perceived Behavioural Control (PBC) were statistically significant predictors of students’ EI. The findings of this research have applications for universities involved in developing programmes for business creation. This study is highly relevant given the pressing need to encourage entrepreneurship among students. This study is novel because it tests the EOPs provided by various Indian government organisations by using TPB.

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The datasets used and analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Abbreviations

EOP:

Entrepreneurship Orientation Program

TPB:

Theory of planned behaviour

PA:

Personal Attitude

SN:

Subjective Norms

PBC:

Perceived Behavioural Control

EI:

Entrepreneurial intention

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    Daniya Siddiqui, Uzma Mumtaz & Naseeb Ahmad

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DS who is the corresponding author has written the paper and performed the analysis apart from literature review. UM who is the second author helped in data collection and literature review. NA who is the third author helped in study conception and design and also approved the final results. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Siddiqui, D., Mumtaz, U. & Ahmad, N. The impact of entrepreneurship orientation on student entrepreneurial intentions in higher education. J Glob Entrepr Res 13, 27 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40497-023-00371-3

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