Entrepreneurial Intention Among Engineering Students: The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurship Education in Japan
With the growing interest in entrepreneurship, increased attention has been paid to entrepreneurship education. In recent years, attention has been paid to entrepreneurship education in engineering majors. This study examines the impact of attitude, subjective norms, and self-efficacy toward entrepr...
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| description | With the growing interest in entrepreneurship, increased attention has been paid to entrepreneurship education. In recent years, attention has been paid to entrepreneurship education in engineering majors. This study examines the impact of attitude, subjective norms, and self-efficacy toward entrepreneurial intention and the moderating role of entrepreneurship education among students at the National Institute of Technology, Tsuruoka College, Japan. This study was grounded in the theory of planned behavior and social cognitive theory, suggesting a new approach to examining entrepreneurship education in engineering students. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 275 Japanese students (150 second-year students and 125 fourth-year students). Employing structural equation modeling, the findings indicated that attitude and self-efficacy significantly influence entrepreneurship intentions, with notable differences between the second- and fourth-year students. Results have suggested focusing both on project-based learning and theory-based learning to nurture knowledge, skill, and mindset to comprehensively develop entrepreneurial intention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ebe5bce668ac4772b06b71a120781d3a2025-08-20T02:33:39ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-05-0115566310.3390/bs15050663Entrepreneurial Intention Among Engineering Students: The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurship Education in JapanKarin Kurata0Kota Kodama1Itsuki Kageyama2Yoshiyuki Kobayashi3Yeongjoo Lim4Graduate School of Design and Architecture, Nagoya City University, 1-1-10, Kita Chikusa, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya 464-0083, JapanSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8501, JapanSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8501, JapanSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8501, JapanCollege of Business Administration, Ritsumeikan University, 2-150 Iwakura-Cho, Ibaraki 567-8570, JapanWith the growing interest in entrepreneurship, increased attention has been paid to entrepreneurship education. In recent years, attention has been paid to entrepreneurship education in engineering majors. This study examines the impact of attitude, subjective norms, and self-efficacy toward entrepreneurial intention and the moderating role of entrepreneurship education among students at the National Institute of Technology, Tsuruoka College, Japan. This study was grounded in the theory of planned behavior and social cognitive theory, suggesting a new approach to examining entrepreneurship education in engineering students. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 275 Japanese students (150 second-year students and 125 fourth-year students). Employing structural equation modeling, the findings indicated that attitude and self-efficacy significantly influence entrepreneurship intentions, with notable differences between the second- and fourth-year students. Results have suggested focusing both on project-based learning and theory-based learning to nurture knowledge, skill, and mindset to comprehensively develop entrepreneurial intention.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/5/663entrepreneurship educationentrepreneurship intentiontheory of planned behavior |
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| title | Entrepreneurial Intention Among Engineering Students: The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurship Education in Japan |
| title_full | Entrepreneurial Intention Among Engineering Students: The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurship Education in Japan |
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| title_short | Entrepreneurial Intention Among Engineering Students: The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurship Education in Japan |
| title_sort | entrepreneurial intention among engineering students the moderating role of entrepreneurship education in japan |
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