Moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation on the relationship between entrepreneurial skills, environmental factors and entrepreneurial intention: A PLS approach
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: For decades, entrepreneurship has become a major concern to both scholars and policymakers because of its significant role in economic and social transformation.This paper modeled the direct effects of entrepreneurial skill, environmental factors and entrepreneurial orientation on entrepreneurial intention as well as the indirect (moderating) effect of entrepreneurial orientation on the relationship of entrepreneurial skill and environmental factors with entrepreneurial intention.Quantitative research design was employed using students' sample.It was found that entrepreneurial skill, environmental factors and entrepreneurial orientation have a positive influence on entrepreneurial intention.It was also discovered that entrepreneurial orientation moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial skill and entrepreneurial intention.However, the moderation effect of entrepreneurial orientation on the relationship between environmental factors and entrepreneurial intention was not established in this study, thus, called for exploring this moderating effect in other contexts.As implication to policy, the government should ensure not only enriching students with entrepreneurial skill and conducive entrepreneurial environment but also well-built entrepreneurial orientation among Nigeria teeming youths as it has a direct effect as well as strong interaction with other factors in explaining entrepreneurial intention.
Source: Management Science Letters
Authors: Najafi Auwalu Ibrahim, Abdulsalam Mas’ud
Institutions: Bayero University Kano, Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2294736368