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Perceived university support and technical graduates’ intentions to venture into business start-ups in Tanzania: does institutional support matter?

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  • Kelvin Luka Nzilano

    (Moshi Co-Operative University)

  • Hawa Petro Tundui

    (Mzumbe University)

  • Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula

    (Sokoine University of Agriculture)

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of perceived university and institutional support on business start-up intentions using empirical data collected from 391 technical graduates in Tanzania. Specifically, the paper examines the influence of perceived educational, concept, and business development support on business start-up intentions and the mediating effect of institutional support on the hypothesized relationships. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to examine the influence of perceived university support on business start-up intentions and the mediating effect of institutional support on the hypothesized relationships. The findings indicate that concept development and institutional support significantly influenced business start-up intentions. However, institutional support partially mediated the influence of perceived university support on business start-up intentions through concept development support but fully mediated through educational and business development support. Conclusively, institutional support matters a lot if colleges and universities are to properly groom and orient graduates towards business start-ups. Technical colleges and universities should employ experiential pedagogical methods while designing tailor-made business development services to equip graduates with know-how and hands-on skills to enhance their potential to venture into business start-ups.

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  • Kelvin Luka Nzilano & Hawa Petro Tundui & Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula, 2022. "Perceived university support and technical graduates’ intentions to venture into business start-ups in Tanzania: does institutional support matter?," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 12(1), pages 465-477, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jglont:v:12:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1007_s40497-022-00334-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s40497-022-00334-0
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