ERIC Number: EJ1041288
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Oct
Pages: 19
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The Moderating Role of Gender in Shaping Entrepreneurial Intentions: Implications for Vocational Guidance
Bagheri, Afsaneh; Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah Lope
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, v14 n3 p255-273 Oct 2014
This study examines the relationships among attitude toward entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, subjective norms, social valuation of entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial intentions and how gender affects the relationships. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the responses obtained from 719 Malaysian students across five universities. The results suggest gender significantly moderates the relationship between students' entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents. While entrepreneurial attitude and self-efficacy had greater effects on males' intentions to become entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial attitude and subjective norms had stronger impact on females' entrepreneurial intentions. Furthermore, social valuation of entrepreneurship had an indirect relationship with entrepreneurial intention through self-efficacy and subjective norms.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Entrepreneurship, Career Guidance, Self Efficacy, Structural Equation Models, Social Values, Standards
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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