Author, as appears in the article.: Torres-Coronas, Teresa; Vidal-Blasco, Maria-Arantzazu

Department: Gestió d'Empreses

URV's Author/s: Torres Coronas, Maria Teresa / Vidal Blasco, Maria Arantzazu

Keywords: Students Self-efficacy Sciences Moderating role Language skills Intentions Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial self-efficacy Entrepreneurial intention Emotional intelligence Education Cultural intelligence Competences Cognitive cultural intelligence Attitudes

Abstract: Globalization provides international career opportunities and options, such as entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship education is currently promoted in both national and European educational strategies. For university students, the viability of this career option depends on their own motivations, perceived competencies, and professional objectives. This study uses a structural equations model analyses the factors that affect the intention to create an international company. It focuses on how intercultural skills, cognitive cultural intelligence, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and linguistic competence affects students' motivation to create a company with an international vocation. The results of the study show that proficiency in a foreign language, language competence, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy are relevant factors. The research also discusses the implications of these results for teaching in higher education institutions. There is a need to update graduates' employability skills and the competences that future teachers must acquire.

Thematic Areas: Revistas de ciencias de la educación Pedagogical & educational research Human-computer interaction Education & educational research Education Educación Educació Communication Ciencias sociales Ciencias de la educación

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: teresa.torres@urv.cat mariaarantzazu.vidal@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-9900-4997 0000-0002-3931-2381

Record's date: 2023-02-19

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://educar.uab.cat/article/view/v57-n2-torres-vidal

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Educar. 57 (2): 519-536

APA: Torres-Coronas, Teresa; Vidal-Blasco, Maria-Arantzazu (2021). Predicting global entrepreneurship: An exploratory study. Educar, 57(2), 519-536. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/educar.1279

Article's DOI: 10.5565/rev/educar.1279

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2021

Publication Type: Journal Publications