How Entrepreneurship Education Inspires Entrepreneurial Intention: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Mindset

AUTOR(I) / AUTHOR(S): Nikola Radosavljević , Gordana Rendulić Davidović  and Snežana Dragićević  

Download Full Pdf  

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/TIE26.445R

SAŽETAK /ABSTRACT:

This study examines the relationships among Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Mindset, and Entrepreneurial Intention, with a particular focus on the mediating role of Entrepreneurial Mindset among university students in the Republic of Serbia. This study applied a quantitative research approach, with data collected through a survey administered to university students. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, linear regression, and mediation analysis following the Baron and Kenny procedure. The results revealed significant positive relationships between all study constructs. Furthermore, Entrepreneurial Mindset was found to fully mediate the relationship between Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention. The results contribute to entrepreneurship literature by highlighting the importance of cognitive factors in explaining entrepreneurial intentions. The findings suggest that universities should complement traditional entrepreneurship education with experiential learning activities and innovation-support mechanisms aimed at developing entrepreneurial mindsets.

KLJUČNE REČI / KEYWORDS: 

entrepreneurship education; entrepreneurial mindset; entrepreneurial intention; university students; higher education

PROJEKAT / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

This study was supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Serbia, and these results are parts of the Grant No. 451-03-33/2026-03/ 200132, with University of Kragujevac – Faculty of Technical Sciences Čačak.

LITERATURA / REFERENCES:

• OECD (2023), OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2023, OECD Publishing, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1787/342b8564-en.
• Maheshwari, G., Kha, K. L., & Arokiasamy, A. R. A. (2023). Factors affecting students’ entrepreneurial intentions: A systematic review (2005–2022) for future directions in theory and practice. Management Review Quarterly, 73(4), 1903–1970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-022-00289-2
• Cvijić, M., Tatarski, J., Katić, I., Vekić, A., & Borocki, J. (2019). Entrepreneurial orientation of public universities in the Republic of Serbia: Empirical study. Sustainability, 11(6), 1574. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11061509
• Benković, S., Milosavljević, M., Spasenić, Ž., & Jovanović, A. (2022). Antecedents of university entrepreneurship: Empirical evidence from Serbian public universities. Croatian Journal of Education, 24(2), pp. 397-427. https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v24i2.4324
• Rajković, J., Poštin, J., Konjikušić, M., Rusić, A. J., Stojković, H. S., & Nikolić, M. (2021). The enterprise potential, individual entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial intentions of students in Serbia. Economic Analysis, 18(1), pp. 106–125.https://doi.org/10.5937/EJAE18-27707
• Dana, L.-P., Tajpour, M., Salamzadeh, A., Hosseini, E., & Zolfaghari, M. (2021). The impact of entrepreneurial education on technology-based enterprises development: The mediating role of motivation. Administrative Sciences, 11(4), 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11040105
• Adeela, S., Daniel, A. D., & Botelho, A. (2023). The effect of entrepreneurship education on the determinants of entrepreneurial behaviour among higher education students: A multigroup analysis. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(1), 100324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100324
• Mukhtar, S., Wardana, L. W., Wibowo, A., & Narmaditya, B. S. (2021). Does entrepreneurship education and culture promote students’ entrepreneurial intention? The mediating role of entrepreneurial mindset. Cogent Education, 8(1), 1918849. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2021.1918849
• Shah, I. A., Amjed, S., & Jaboob, S. (2020). The moderating role of entrepreneurship education in shaping entrepreneurial intentions. Economic Structures, 9(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40008-020-00195-4
• Wardana, L. W., Narmaditya, B. S., Wibowo, A., Mahendra, A. M., Wibowo, N. A., Harwida, G., & Rohman, A. N. (2020). The impact of entrepreneurship education and students’ entrepreneurial mindset: The mediating role of attitude and self-efficacy. Heliyon, 6, e04922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04922
• Hassan, A., Anwar, I., Saleem, I., Baharul Islam, K. M., & Hussain, S. A. (2021). Individual entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention: The mediating role of entrepreneurial motivations. Industry and Higher Education, 35(4), 403–418. https://doi.org/10.1177/09504222211007051
• Liñán, F., & Chen, Y. W. (2009). Development and cross-cultural application of a specific instrument to measure entrepreneurial intentions. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33(3), 593–617. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00318.x
• Nunnally, J. C. (1978). Introduction to Psychological Measurement. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill
• George, D. & Mallery, M. (2010). SPSS for Windows Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference, 17.0 Update (10th Edition). Pearson, Boston
• Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Baron, R. M. & Kenny, D. A. (1986). The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51(6), pp. 1173–1182. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.51.6.1173
• Field, A. (2000). Discovering statistics using SPSS for Windows. Sage Publication: Thousand Oaks
• Radosavljević, N., Dragićević, S., & Đoković, M. (2024). Empowering student entrepreneurship education: The role of academic innovation incubators. In Proceedings of the 10th International Scientific Conference Technics, Informatics, and Education, pp. 456–461. University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Technical Sciences Čačak. https://doi.org/10.46793/TIE24.456R