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This paper contextualizes the relationship between student’s self-efficacy beliefs and entrepreneurial intentions in the content and pedagogy of the entrepreneurship course. Using the logic of regulatory focus theory, we argue that the nature of the entrepreneurship course – whether theoretically - or practically-oriented – creates a distinct motivational frame for entrepreneurship in promotion or prevention terms. When coupled with students’ self-efficacy beliefs, this frame can strengthen or weaken their intentions for future entrepreneurial efforts. We test this hypothesis through a survey of 114 students enrolled in different entrepreneurship courses at a major British university. Our results show that higher self-efficacy is associated with lower entrepreneurial intentions in the theoretically oriented courses, and higher entrepreneurial intentions in the practically oriented courses. We draw a number of implications for the theory and practice of entrepreneurship education.
Author(s): Piperopoulos P, Dimov D
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Small Business Management
Year: 2015
Volume: 53
Issue: 4
Pages: 970-985
Print publication date: 01/10/2015
Online publication date: 03/04/2014
Acceptance date: 01/01/1900
ISSN (print): 0047-2778
ISSN (electronic): 1540-627X
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12116
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12116
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