Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention: Do female students benefit?

Westhead, P.; Solesvik, M.Z.

doi:10.1177/0266242615612534

Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention: Do female students benefit?

Westhead, P.; Solesvik, M.Z.

Authors

Professor Paul Westhead paul.westhead@durham.ac.uk
Professor

M.Z. Solesvik

Abstract

This article explores links between entrepreneurship education (EE) participation, alertness and risk-taking skills and the intensity of entrepreneurial intention relating to becoming an entrepreneur. Guided by insights from human capital and socially learned stereotypes theories, we conceptualize and test novel hypotheses that consider the potential moderating effect of gender and participation in EE. Business students participating in EE modules were compared with engineering students excluded from such programmes. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that EE students reported high intensity of intention; however, EE did not generate equal benefits for all students. Women were significantly less likely to report high intensity of intention; however, those citing the alertness skill were more likely to report high intensity of intention than non-EE women students. Both male EE and non-EE students citing the risk perception skill reported higher intention, whereas women EE students citing the risk perception skill reported lower intention.

Citation

Westhead, P., & Solesvik, M. (2016). Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention: Do female students benefit?. International Small Business Journal, 34(8), 979-1003. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242615612534

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Sep 28, 2015
Online Publication Date	Nov 30, 2015
Publication Date	Dec 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Sep 30, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Oct 5, 2015
Journal	International Small Business Journal
Print ISSN	0266-2426
Electronic ISSN	1741-2870
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	34
Issue	8
Pages	979-1003
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242615612534
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1401810

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Westhead, P. and Solesvik, M. Z. (2016) 'Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention : do female students benefit?', International small business journal., 34 (8). pp. 979-1003. Copyright © 2015 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.