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Entrepreneurial intentions of university students: a case-based study

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  • Ramo Palalić
  • Veland Ramadani
  • Arnela Ðilović
  • Alina Dizdarević
  • Vanessa Ratten

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Purpose - This study aims to examine the entrepreneurial intentions of university students at the International University of Sarajevo. For this purpose, the entrepreneurial desires and entrepreneurial orientations of the students across several demographic variables were measured. These variables included prior entrepreneurial experience, student’s gender, faculty, year of study and attitude towards more courses on entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, the research also examined how business environment influences the entrepreneurial intentions of students by considering the same set of variables. Design/methodology/approach - The objectives of this paper have been achieved by using a quantitative research instrument, where the cross-sectional survey method for collecting primary data is used. In total, 173 usable responses have been collected from the beginning of April to the end of May in the academic year 2015/2016. Findings - The results indicate that the greater the demotivation with the current business surrounding, the smaller the entrepreneurial intentions of the students are when the prior entrepreneurial experience, gender, year of study and attitude towards more courses on entrepreneurship are considered. The study suggests that improving the overall business surrounding and entrepreneurial education might increase the entrepreneurial intentions of the students. Originality/value - This is the first paper that treats entrepreneurial intentions of University students in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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  • Ramo Palalić & Veland Ramadani & Arnela Ðilović & Alina Dizdarević & Vanessa Ratten, 2017. "Entrepreneurial intentions of university students: a case-based study," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 11(03), pages 393-413, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jecpps:jec-12-2016-0046
    DOI: 10.1108/JEC-12-2016-0046
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    1. Hong Yuh Ching & Jose Renato Kitahara, 2017. "Impact of the Exposure to Entrepreneurship Education on Students¡¯ Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Case - Based Study of the Higher Education in Brazil," Business and Management Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 3(4), pages 85-93, December.
    2. Albrian Fiky Prakoso & Yoyok Soesatyo & Riza Yonisa Kurniawan, 2020. "Students Entrepreneurship Intention In Metropolitan And Indonesia Free Trade Zone: Is It Different?," Information Management and Business Review, AMH International, vol. 11(4), pages 1-12.
    3. Katalin Czakó & Csilla Polster & Santi Setyaningsih & Tihana Vasic, 2023. "The role of the environment in entrepreneurial propensity of youngsters’ business ideas," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 1-19, December.
    4. Ramadani, Veland & Rahman, Md. Mizanur & Salamzadeh, Aidin & Rahaman, Md. Saidur & Abazi-Alili, Hyrije, 2022. "Entrepreneurship Education and Graduates' Entrepreneurial Intentions: Does Gender Matter? A Multi-Group Analysis using AMOS," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 180(C).
    5. Gentjan Çera & Margarita Ndoka & Ines Dika & Edmond Çera, 2022. "Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Entrepreneurial Intention through a Stimulus–Organism–Response Perspective," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-18, December.
    6. Ramo Palalić & Veland Ramadani & Dianne H. B. Welsh & Alina Dizdarević & Arnela Ðilović, 2021. "Impact of networking and business environment on student leadership styles," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 447-475, March.

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