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The role of gender and connections between entrepreneurship and employability in higher education

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: A global concern about youth employment and the challenges to better connect companies' needs and professional and labour profiles of graduates is shared by policy makers and higher education institutions. The recognition of entrepreneurship as an integral and sustainable part of the solution is a source of motivation for the incorporation of entrepreneurial competencies onto university curricula. The driving force of this study is to analyse how and to what extent the employability weighs on entrepreneurship. A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) is applied using a survey that links Employability and Entrepreneurial Intention positively and highlights the moderating effect of gender. Our study contributes to research showing the interconnection between both and provides an insight from a gender approach. Women feel competences related to entreprising people are useful beyond business creation and they reinforce their self-confidence about their skills facing both entrepreneurial or employment objectives.

Source: The International Journal of Management Education

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijme.2022.100708

Authors: José Manuel Santos-Jaén, Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez, Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado

Institutions: Universidad de Murcia, Universidad de Málaga

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Gender equality, Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,460