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Wibowo Agus (Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia), Narmaditya Bagus Shandy (Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia), Widhiastuti Ratieh (Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia), Saptono Ari (Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia)
Title
The Linkage Between Economic Literacy and Students' Intention of Starting Business: the Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Alertness
Source
Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation (JEMI), 2023, vol. 19, nr 1, s. 175-196, tab., rys., bibliogr. s. 190-195
Issue title
Current Trends in Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Intention, and Alertness
Keyword
Przedsiębiorczość, Pobudzanie przedsiębiorczości, Wiedza ekonomiczna, Działalność gospodarcza
Entrepreneurship, Stimulation of entrepreneurship, Economic knowledge, Business activity
Note
JEL Classification: M13, L26
streszcz., summ.
Abstract
CEL: Zwiększenie liczby przedsiębiorców jest ważnym badaniem mającym na celu zwalczanie problemów gospodarczych i społecznych. Czynniki psychologiczne uważane za skuteczne stymulatory zachowań przedsiębiorczych przyciągnęły wielu badaczy w ostatniej dekadzie. Celem tych badań jest próba zbadania, w jaki sposób wpływ wiedzy ekonomicznej może promować zamiar założenia nowej firmy wśród studentów oraz zbadanie roli czujności przedsiębiorczej w pośredniczeniu w tej relacji. METODYKA: W badaniu przyjęto podejście ilościowe, w którym hipotezy zostały oszacowane statystycznie przy użyciu modelowania równań strukturalnych (PLS-SEM) w oparciu o dane ankietowe z wykorzystaniem samodzielnie wypełnionego kwestionariusza (n=450) z kilku uniwersytetów w Indonezji. WYNIKI: Analiza wskazuje, że znajomość ekonomii ma znaczący wpływ na czujność uczniów w zakresie przedsiębiorczości i zamiar rozpoczęcia nowej działalności gospodarczej. Rzeczywiście, przedsiębiorcza czujność może pośredniczyć w związku między znajomością ekonomii a zamiarem założenia nowej firmy. Jednak wśród wymiarów czujności przedsiębiorczej skanowanie i wyszukiwanie nie powiodło się w określeniu intencji studentów do założenia nowej firmy. IMPLIKACJE: Wynik tych badań może zapewnić wgląd w literaturę na temat przedsiębiorczości i decydentów zainteresowanych tworzeniem nowych przedsiębiorstw. Poza tym instytucje edukacyjne mogą rozważyć kwestię umiejętności ekonomicznych jako część swoich programów nauczania, aby wspierać zamiary studentów dotyczące zakładania działalności gospodarczej. Ponadto znajomość ekonomii musi być powiązana z przykładami odnoszącymi się do działalności przedsiębiorczej, zwłaszcza w zakresie produkcji, dystrybucji i marketingu internetowego. ORYGINALNOŚĆ I WARTOŚĆ: Interesujące wyniki tego artykułu przypominają, że czujność przedsiębiorcza jest jedną ze zmiennych predykcyjnych i mediatorów zwiększania intencji uczniów. Oznacza to, że czujność przedsiębiorczą można zwiększyć dzięki znajomości zagadnień ekonomicznych, a także w jaki sposób należy je wykorzystać do ulepszenia programu nauczania i pedagogiki nauczania. Ponadto instytucje edukacyjne mogłyby zapewnić programy staży biznesowych i inkubatory przedsiębiorczości, aby wzbudzić w studentach chęć rozpoczęcia działalności gospodarczej. (abstrakt oryginalny)

PURPOSE: Enhancing the number of entrepreneurs is a major study to combat economic and social problems. Psychological factors considered as effective stimulants for entrepreneurial behavior have attracted many researchers in the last decade. The purpose of this research attempts to examine how the influence of economic literacy can promote the intention of starting a new business among students and explore the role of entrepreneurial alertness in mediating this relationship. METHODOLOGY: The research adopted a quantitative approach in which hypotheses were statistically estimated using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) based on survey data using a self-administered questionnaire (n=450) from several universities in Indonesia. FINDINGS: The analysis indicates that economic literacy has a significant effect on students' entrepreneurial alertness and intention to start a new business. Indeed, entrepreneurial alertness can mediate the relationship between economic literacy and the intention of starting a new business. However, among entrepreneurial alertness dimensions, scanning and search failed in determining the students' intention of starting a new business. IMPLICATIONS: The result of this research can provide insight into the literature on the entrepreneurship theme and policymakers concerned with delivering new business creation. Besides, educational institutions can consider the matter of economic literacy to be part of their curricula in order to foster the students' intention of starting a business. In addition, economic literacy also needs to be associated with examples relevant to entrepreneurial activities, especially in production, distribution, and online marketing. ORIGINALITY AND VALUE: The interesting findings of this paper serve as a reminder that entrepreneurial alertness is one of the predictor variables and mediators for raising the students' intention. This implies that entrepreneurial alertness can be enhanced by economic literacy, as well as how they need to be used to improve course curriculum and the teaching pedagogy. Furthermore, educational institutions could provide business internship programs and entrepreneurship incubators to raise the students' intention of starting business. (original abstract)
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Language
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URI / DOI
https://doi.org/10.7341/20231916
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