Entrepreneurship Education: Exploring the Motives and Environmental Factors for Studying Entrepreneurship
(2019) ENTN19 20191Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Problem – Even though existing research demonstrated why higher education and entrepreneurship are being pursued, it remained unclear what drives people towards studying entrepreneurship at university.
Aim – The aim of this work was to integrate the literature streams of higher education and entrepreneurship by exploring the motives and environmental factors for choosing to study entrepreneurship in higher education.
Method – In order to meet the research aim, qualitative data were collected by conducting interviews with alumni from a master’s degree programme in entrepreneurship.
Results – The findings disclosed that the motives included the possibility of increasing one’s chances of succeeding as an entrepreneur and as an... (More) - Problem – Even though existing research demonstrated why higher education and entrepreneurship are being pursued, it remained unclear what drives people towards studying entrepreneurship at university.
Aim – The aim of this work was to integrate the literature streams of higher education and entrepreneurship by exploring the motives and environmental factors for choosing to study entrepreneurship in higher education.
Method – In order to meet the research aim, qualitative data were collected by conducting interviews with alumni from a master’s degree programme in entrepreneurship.
Results – The findings disclosed that the motives included the possibility of increasing one’s chances of succeeding as an entrepreneur and as an employee, with entrepreneurship being the preferred career path and employment being regarded as a fall back plan. In addition, people wanted to follow a role model, be autonomous or fulfill status and non-traditional motives. Environmental factors were of social, cultural, contextual, and economic nature or referred to low opportunity costs and the occurence of particular life experiences.
Contributions/Implications – The findings contribute to the body of academic research by addressing a knowledge gap. They can be used in a practical way to provide conceptual guidance to universities and future students. Additionally, they may be used to inform policy makers with a view to increasing the attractiveness of entrepreneurship programmes. Based on the findings, priorities for future research are proposed. (Less)
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- Sprotte, Alexander LU and Horn, Tillmann Conrad LU
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- organization
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- ENTN19 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
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- keywords
- entrepreneurship higher education motive environmental factor
- language
- English
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- 8989027
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abstract = {{Problem – Even though existing research demonstrated why higher education and entrepreneurship are being pursued, it remained unclear what drives people towards studying entrepreneurship at university.
Aim – The aim of this work was to integrate the literature streams of higher education and entrepreneurship by exploring the motives and environmental factors for choosing to study entrepreneurship in higher education.
Method – In order to meet the research aim, qualitative data were collected by conducting interviews with alumni from a master’s degree programme in entrepreneurship.
Results – The findings disclosed that the motives included the possibility of increasing one’s chances of succeeding as an entrepreneur and as an employee, with entrepreneurship being the preferred career path and employment being regarded as a fall back plan. In addition, people wanted to follow a role model, be autonomous or fulfill status and non-traditional motives. Environmental factors were of social, cultural, contextual, and economic nature or referred to low opportunity costs and the occurence of particular life experiences.
Contributions/Implications – The findings contribute to the body of academic research by addressing a knowledge gap. They can be used in a practical way to provide conceptual guidance to universities and future students. Additionally, they may be used to inform policy makers with a view to increasing the attractiveness of entrepreneurship programmes. Based on the findings, priorities for future research are proposed.}},
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language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Entrepreneurship Education: Exploring the Motives and Environmental Factors for Studying Entrepreneurship}},
year = {{2019}},
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