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