A Multi-level Study of Entrepreneurship Education among Pakistani University Students

Saeed, S.; Muffatto, M.; Yousafzai, S.

doi:10.1515/erj-2013-0041

A Multi-level Study of Entrepreneurship Education among Pakistani University Students

Saeed, S.; Muffatto, M.; Yousafzai, S.

Authors

Dr Saadat Saeed saadat.saeed@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

M. Muffatto

S. Yousafzai

Abstract

This study examines how a university’s support impacts students’ entrepreneurial intentions and finds that entrepreneurship education, concept-development support, and business-development support increase such intentions. The university role is critical to the growth of entrepreneurial intentions, and we argue that an individual’s decision in favor of or against becoming an entrepreneur depends on the multi-level context provided by the university. Our findings suggest that students perceive the education and concept-development support (educational and cognitive) from their universities as highly influential on their entrepreneurial intentions. We conclude that a multi-level perspective offers a meaningful understanding of entrepreneurship and offer suggestions for university management and policy-makers for enhancing entrepreneurship. A sample of 805 undergraduate students in universities in Pakistan took part in the study.

Citation

Saeed, S., Muffatto, M., & Yousafzai, S. (2014). A Multi-level Study of Entrepreneurship Education among Pakistani University Students. Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 4(3), 297-321. https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2013-0041

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	Jan 8, 2014
Publication Date	Jul 1, 2014
Deposit Date	Sep 6, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Sep 6, 2017
Journal	Entrepreneurship Research Journal
Electronic ISSN	2157-5665
Publisher	De Gruyter
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	4
Issue	3
Pages	297-321
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2013-0041
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1345959