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Predicting global entrepreneurship: An exploratory study

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    Identifier: imarina:9224767
    Authors:
    Torres-Coronas, TeresaVidal-Blasco, Maria-Arantzazu
    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.
  • Others:

    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: mariaarantzazu.vidal@urv.cat mariaarantzazu.vidal@urv.cat teresa.torres@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-3931-2381 0000-0002-3931-2381 0000-0002-9900-4997
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    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: https://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: 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
  • Keywords:

    Communication,Education,Education & Educational Research,Human-Computer Interaction
    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
    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
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