TY - JOUR

T1 - Empirical Implications for Promoting Students "Entrepreneurial Intentions"

AU - Tegtmeier, Silke

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) suggests empirical implications topromote students’ entrepreneurial intentions. In the course of an empirical studywith 208 German students, regression analyses confirm that attitude, social norm,and perceived behavioural control contribute substantially to the prediction ofstart-up intentions. The use of index based measurements shows that entrepreneurialintention is significantly influenced by all three constructs (R2 ¼ 0:446).As beliefs based on information and experiences are decisive in order to emergean intention, a promoting approach should start here. Following the TPB, changesat singular points are not sufficient. A discussion of concrete beliefs providesimplications for future research as well as for practical interventions.

AB - Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) suggests empirical implications topromote students’ entrepreneurial intentions. In the course of an empirical studywith 208 German students, regression analyses confirm that attitude, social norm,and perceived behavioural control contribute substantially to the prediction ofstart-up intentions. The use of index based measurements shows that entrepreneurialintention is significantly influenced by all three constructs (R2 ¼ 0:446).As beliefs based on information and experiences are decisive in order to emergean intention, a promoting approach should start here. Following the TPB, changesat singular points are not sufficient. A discussion of concrete beliefs providesimplications for future research as well as for practical interventions.

KW - Management studies

KW - Gründung

KW - Entrepreneurship

U2 - 10.1142/S0218495812500070

DO - 10.1142/S0218495812500070

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 20

SP - 151

EP - 169

JO - Journal of Enterprising Culture

JF - Journal of Enterprising Culture

SN - 0218-4958

IS - 2

ER -