TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the role of entrepreneurship education in regulating emotions and fostering implementation intention
T2 - evidence from Nigerian universities
AU - Haddoud, Mohamed Yacine
AU - Onjewu, Adah Kole Emmanuel
AU - Nowiński, Witold
AU - Alammari, Khalid
PY - 2022/2/1
Y1 - 2022/2/1
N2 - Notwithstanding the volume of literature assessing the link between entrepreneurship education and individuals’ entrepreneurial behaviour, the mechanism underlying this relationship remains misunderstood. In fact, a combination of inconclusive findings and a narrow focus on western contexts duly compel further research in this area. In the current study, we argue that individuals’ emotions could be the missing link to explain contrasting findings and uncover how education affects entrepreneurial activity. To test our argument, we investigate a sample of 1314 Nigerian students from five universities across the country. We find that entrepreneurship education enhances entrepreneurial intention by regulating students’ emotions. However, not all emotions bridge this link. Our findings hold important implications for practice. Policy makers and entrepreneurship educators can draw on these findings to tailor their initiatives and programmes so that the relevant emotions are regulated and entrepreneurship activity is enhanced.
AB - Notwithstanding the volume of literature assessing the link between entrepreneurship education and individuals’ entrepreneurial behaviour, the mechanism underlying this relationship remains misunderstood. In fact, a combination of inconclusive findings and a narrow focus on western contexts duly compel further research in this area. In the current study, we argue that individuals’ emotions could be the missing link to explain contrasting findings and uncover how education affects entrepreneurial activity. To test our argument, we investigate a sample of 1314 Nigerian students from five universities across the country. We find that entrepreneurship education enhances entrepreneurial intention by regulating students’ emotions. However, not all emotions bridge this link. Our findings hold important implications for practice. Policy makers and entrepreneurship educators can draw on these findings to tailor their initiatives and programmes so that the relevant emotions are regulated and entrepreneurship activity is enhanced.
KW - emotions
KW - entrepreneurial intention
KW - Entrepreneurship education
KW - Nigeria
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084322850&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03075079.2020.1758652
DO - 10.1080/03075079.2020.1758652
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85084322850
SN - 0307-5079
VL - 47
SP - 450
EP - 468
JO - Studies in Higher Education
JF - Studies in Higher Education
IS - 2
ER -