THE MODERATING ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN INCREASING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

Authors

  • Lila Bismala Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara
  • Susi Handayani Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara
  • Latifatul Isro’iyah Universitas Tulungagung

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36563/bvaygt49

Keywords:

Entrepreneurial self-efficacy, entrepreneurship intention, Need for achievement, Entrepreneurship education, medical students

Abstract

Growing entrepreneurial intentions is very important. By obtaining entrepreneurship education, medical students are expected to have entrepreneurial intentions. This study aims to analyze the moderating role of entrepreneurship education in the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and the need for achievement with entrepreneurial intentions in medical students. The sample in this study was medical students at the Muhammadiyah University of North Sumatra. a total of 129 questionnaires were declared valid and continued with hypothesis testing. The research results show that entrepreneurial self-efficacy influences entrepreneurship intention, Need for achievement influences entrepreneurship intention, Entrepreneurship education influences entrepreneurship intention, Entrepreneurship education acts as a moderator variable in the influence of entrepreneurial self-efficacy on entrepreneurship intention, but Entrepreneurship education does not act as a moderator variable in the influence of need for achievement on entrepreneurship intention. Entrepreneurship education must be designed in such a way as to strengthen students' entrepreneurial intentions, especially medical students

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Amofah, K., Saladrigues, R., & Akwaa-Sekyi, E. K. (2020). Entrepreneurial intentions among MBA students. Cogent Business and Management, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1832401

Baluku, M. M., Matagi, L., Musanje, K., Kikooma, J. F., & Otto, K. (2019). Entrepreneurial Socialization and Psychological Capital: Cross-Cultural and Multigroup Analyses of Impact of Mentoring, Optimism, and Self-Efficacy on Entrepreneurial Intentions. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 2(1), 5–42. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515127418818054

Bismala, L. (2021). Peranan efikasi diri dan kepribadian dalam membentuk intensi kewirausahaan mahasiswa. Jurnal Pro Bisnis, 14(1), 10–20.

Bismala, L., & Handayani, S. (2021). Ekplorasi Karakteristik Kewirausahaan Pelaku USaha Kecil Menengah. In UMSU Press.

Bismala, L., Manurung, Y. H., Andriany, D., & Siregar, G. (2022). How Entrepreneurial Education Promote Medical Students Entrepreneurial Orientation. Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation, 6(4), 1–9.

Chawla, N. T., & Bhatia, H. (2021). Measuring Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy: A Comprehensive Scale. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 7(2), 194–215. https://doi.org/10.1177/23939575211019605

Che Embi, N. A., Jaiyeoba, H. B., & Yussof, S. A. (2019). The effects of students’ entrepreneurial characteristics on their propensity to become entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Education and Training, 61(7–8), 1020–1037. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-11-2018-0229

Ertuna, Z. I., & Gurel, E. (2011). The moderating role of higher education on entrepreneurship. Education and Training, 53(5), 387–402. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400911111147703

Ferreira, J., Raposo, M. L., Rodrigues, R. G., Dinis, A., & do Paço, A. (2012). An application of the psychological and behavioral approaches. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 19(3), 424–440.

Fragoso, R., Rocha-Junior, W., & Xavier, A. (2020). Determinant factors of entrepreneurial intention among university students in Brazil and Portugal. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 32(1), 33–57. https://doi.org/10.1080/08276331.2018.1551459

Gerba, D. T. (2012). Impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intentions of business and engineering students in Ethiopia. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 3(2), 258–277. https://doi.org/10.1108/20400701211265036

Hansemark, O. C. (1998). The effects of an entrepreneurship programme on Need for Achievement and Locus of Control of reinforcement. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, 4(1), 28–50. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552559810203957

Ibidunni, A. S., Mozie, D., & Ayeni, A. W. A. A. (2020). Entrepreneurial characteristics amongst university students: insights for understanding entrepreneurial intentions amongst youths in a developing economy. Education and Training, 63(1), 71–84. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-09-2019-0204

Kisubi, M. K., Bonuke, R., & Korir, M. (2021). Entrepreneurship education and self-employment intentions: A conditional effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy evidence from a developing country. Cogent Business and Management, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2021.1938348

Mukesh, H. V., Prabhu, N., Koodamara, N. K., Chakraborty, S., & Kamath, P. (2020). Entrepreneurial potential of students of MBA and engineering schools in the Indian context: roles of leadership and achievement motivation. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 13(3), 782–810. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-01-2020-0025

Najafabadi, M. O., Zamani, M., & Mirdamadi, M. (2016). Designing a model for entrepreneurial intentions of agricultural students. Journal of Education for Business, 91(6), 338–346. https://doi.org/10.1080/08832323.2016.1218318

Neneh, B. N. (2022). Entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial intention: the role of social support and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Studies in Higher Education, 47(3), 587–603. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2020.1770716

Ng, L., & Jenkins, A. S. (2018). Motivated but not starting: how fear of failure impacts entrepreneurial intentions. Small Enterprise Research, 25(2), 152–167. https://doi.org/10.1080/13215906.2018.1480412

Nguyen, C. Q., Nguyen, A. M. T., & Le, L. B. (2022). Using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to assess the effects of entrepreneurial education on engineering students’s entrepreneurial intention. Cogent Education, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2122330

Samydevan, V., Mohd Amin, M. R. bin, & Piaralal, S. K. (2021). Determinants of entrepreneurial intention among school students in Malaysia: An empirical study. Journal of Education for Business, 96(6), 359–365. https://doi.org/10.1080/08832323.2020.1837057

Sesen, H. (2013). Personality or environment? A comprehensive study on the entrepreneurial intentions of university students. Education + Training, 55(7), 624–640. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-05-2012-0059

Shi, L., Yao, X., & Wu, W. (2020). Perceived university support, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, heterogeneous entrepreneurial intentions in entrepreneurship education: The moderating role of the Chinese sense of face. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 12(2), 205–230. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-04-2019-0040

Solesvik, M. Z. (2013). Entrepreneurial motivations and intentions: Investigating the role of education major. Education and Training, 55(3), 253–271. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400911311309314

St-Jean, É., & Mathieu, C. (2015). Developing Attitudes Toward an Entrepreneurial Career Through Mentoring: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy. Journal of Career Development, 42(4), 325–338. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845314568190

Tiwari, P., Bhat, A. K., & Tikoria, J. (2017). The role of emotional intelligence and self-efficacy on social entrepreneurial attitudes and social entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 8(2), 165–185. https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2017.1371628

Wilson, F., Kickul, J., & Marlino, D. (2007). Gender, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, and Entrepreneurial Career Intentions: Implications for Entrepreneurship Education. ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY and

Downloads

Published

2025-11-22

How to Cite

THE MODERATING ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN INCREASING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS . (2025). INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR, 7, 58-68. https://doi.org/10.36563/bvaygt49

Similar Articles

1-10 of 135

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.