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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.4.2564

A Study of the Effect of Entrepreneurial Education on Entrepreneurial Motivation: Focused on Mediating Effect of Entrepreneurship  

Yang, Jun-Hwan (Global Entrepreneur Strat-up Center, Dankook University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.4, 2015 , pp. 2564-2572 More about this Journal
Abstract
Entrepreneurial education for university students furnishes necessary knowledges and fosters competences of potential entrepreneurs and help them change their attitudes toward start-up of a new business. This study examines how entrepreneurial education affects promoting entrepreneurship and stimulating entrepreneurial motivation of university students. Testing mediating of entrepreneurship between entrepreneurial education and motivation is another aim of this study. Regression analysis was used to examine each hypothesis of the study. Following refers to summary of the findings of the study; at first, entrepreneurial education affects entrepreneurial motivation of university students positively. Secondly, entrepreneurial education influences promoting entrepreneurship of students. Thirdly, entrepreneurship has a positive effect on entrepreneurial motivation significantly. Lastly, entrepreneurship plays a mediating role between entrepreneurial education and motivation of students. Both theoretical and practical implication were provided based on the findings of the study.
Keywords
Entrepreneurial Education; Entrepreneurial Motivation; Entrepreneurship;
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