The impact of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intention of students Business administration State of the students of the University of Laghouat

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to explore the effect of perceived entrepreneurship education on the intentions of starting a business in university students. Methodology: We compare two samples of students. The first group represents students who were trained in entrepreneurship programs versus those who did not follow such training. Results: Confirm our hypotheses. First, entrepreneurial majors positively influence students' entrepreneurial intent. Second, the entrepreneurial competencies of students who attended entrepreneurship training have a greater influence on entrepreneurial intentions in relation to the majors of students who have not attended the entrepreneurship training. Our findings confirm that exploring opportunities is an entrepreneurial ability that strongly explains students' entrepreneurial purpose. Recommendations: Entrepreneurial education leads to further identification of innovative business opportunities.