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How Social Entrepreneurship Education Shapes Entrepreneurial Intentions: Evidence from Undergraduate Students in Vietnam

In: Vietnamese Business and Sustainable Development in a Globalized and Digitalized Era

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  • Nguyen Viet Long

    (Thu Dau Mot University)

  • Phan Tan Luc

    (Thu Dau Mot University, Department of Finance and Economics)

  • Hana Nguyen

    (California State University at Northridge, Department of Business Law)

Abstract

Why do some undergraduates consider social entrepreneurship, while others do not, despite completing similar coursework? Our study addresses this entrepreneurship-education question by examining what students actually experience when participating in social entrepreneurship courses, and how these experiences shape their intentions to engage in social entrepreneurship. Rather than focusing only on course content, our study focuses on what students say they learn, feel, and reflect on. Using inductive thematic analysis of interview data from 24 undergraduate students in Vietnam, the study identifies 6 themes that highlight the impact of social entrepreneurship courses on enhancing their entrepreneurial intentions: (1) capacity building, (2) collaboration and networking, (3) self-discovery, (4) expected outcomes, (5) social influence, as well as (6) regulatory and industry practice literacy. This study contributes to existing theories by offering empirical evidence on how social entrepreneurship education supports the formation of social entrepreneurial intentions in the context of an emerging market.

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  • Nguyen Viet Long & Phan Tan Luc & Hana Nguyen, 2026. "How Social Entrepreneurship Education Shapes Entrepreneurial Intentions: Evidence from Undergraduate Students in Vietnam," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Zafar U. Ahmed & Nhat Tan Pham (ed.), Vietnamese Business and Sustainable Development in a Globalized and Digitalized Era, pages 105-123, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-032-24745-2_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-24745-2_6
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