Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/183505 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] International Journal of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (IJMESS) [ISSN:] 2304-1366 [Volume:] 7 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] IJMESS International Publishers [Place:] Jersey City, NJ [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 245-271
Publisher: 
IJMESS International Publishers, Jersey City, NJ
Abstract: 
Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this study aimed to investigate the impact of Entrepreneurship Education Programs (EEPs) on entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions among university students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Following the quantitative approach of enquiry, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed among two groups of students: participants studying entrepreneurship courses as part of their degrees (EEPs Group) and participants not taking any entrepreneurship course (Control Group). Data collection took place in the beginning of the semester (Pre-test/t1) and at the end of the semester (Post-test/t2). The results showed that the intention to become self-employed was positively and significantly associated to attitudes towards self-employment, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. University students' attitudes towards self-employment, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control not only had significant and positive associations with students' intentions to become self-employed but also predicted it significantly. Therefore, while providing useful insights on the situation of entrepreneurship education, these findings help university and government planners to address unemployment of young people by creating greater entrepreneurial awareness, and jobs through entrepreneurship activities.
Subjects: 
Entrepreneurship
Higher education
Entrepreneurship Education Programs
Entrepreneurship intention
Saudi Arabia
JEL: 
D60
E27
H54
I31
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Document Type: 
Article

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