RT Journal Article
T1 Entrepreneurial intention and university: A necessary relationship in regions with high levels of unemployment
A1 Borrero Sánchez, Juan Diego
A1 Borrero Domínguez, Encarnación
AB Purpose: Although university entrepreneurship education as a predictor of entrepreneurial intention(EI) has been verified in the academic literature, few studies have analysed its influence in regions withlow entrepreneurial activity. This research provides a new point of view by contrasting students'perceptions with what entrepreneurs consider most relevant. We propose an integrative and multiperspectiveframework based on expectancy theory and the theory of planned behaviour, which includesthe moderating effect of gender and family imprinting.Design/methodology: A valid sample of 108 business students from the University of Huelva (Spain)served as the basis of the study, whose data were analysed using consistent partial least squares (PLSc) tovalidate the scales and subsequently test the hypotheses. In addition, 54 valid questionnaires from localentrepreneurs were used for the comparative analysis between entrepreneurs and students.Findings: Our findings showed that the elements associated with university support have a significant,albeit negative, impact on students' intentions to become entrepreneurs. In terms of moderatingvariables, no significant differences were found by gender, but significant differences were found in thegroup with entrepreneurial parents. In relation to the determinants of entrepreneurial success, it wasfound that the students' conceptions of entrepreneurship were closer to those of the entrepreneurs inHuelva than to those of the successful entrepreneurs.Originality/value: This paper contributes to the academic debate on whether universities in general,and business schools in particular, should promote entrepreneurship as the core of education. Webelieve that these results, despite the specific and limited scope of the study, may be of great interest foruniversity staff in regions with high levels of structural unemployment and low rates of total early-stageentrepreneurial activity (TEA) to incorporate into their academic programmes.
PB Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
SN 2014-3214
SN 1697-9818 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21235
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21235
LA eng
NO Borrero Sánchez, J.D.; Borrero Domínguez, E. Entrepreneurial intention and university: A necessary relationship in regions with high levels of unemployment. "Intangible Capital", Maig 2022, vol. 18, núm. 1, p. 120-143.  DOI 10.3926/ic.1732
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026