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Table 1 Details of construct
From: The moderating role of entrepreneurship education in shaping entrepreneurial intentions
Construct | Questions | Source |
|---|---|---|
Demographic factors (DF) | A1. Which is your field of study? | Luiz and Mariotti (2011), Reynolds et al. (1994), Storey (1994), Delmar and Davidsson (2000), Grilo and Thurik (2005) |
A2. In which age group you fall? | ||
A3. What is your gender? | ||
A4. Do you have work experience? | ||
A5. Where is your father working? | ||
A6. Have you completed entrepreneurship courses? | Own thought | |
A7. What is your CGPA? | Own thought | |
Attitude toward entrepreneurship (ATE) | B1. Being an entrepreneur implies more advantages than disadvantages to me | Liñán and Chen (2009) |
B2. A career as entrepreneur is attractive for me | ||
B3. If I had the opportunity and resources, I would like to start a firm | ||
B4. Being an entrepreneur would entail great satisfaction for me | ||
B5. Among various options, I would rather be an entrepreneur | ||
B6. It is attractive for me to become an entrepreneur | ||
Subjective norms (SNR) | C1. My closest family members think that I should pursue a career as an entrepreneur | Liñán and Chen (2009), Heuer and Kolvereid (2014), Liñán et al. (2011), Solesvik et al. (2012), Souitaris et al. (2007), Liñán and Chen (2006) |
C2. My closest friends think that I should pursue a career as an entrepreneur | ||
C3. People that are important to me think that I should pursue a career as an entrepreneur | ||
C4. Most people in my country consider it acceptable to start own business | ||
C5. The culture in my country is highly favorable toward entrepreneurial activity | ||
C6. The entrepreneur’s role in the economy is generally valued in my country | ||
Self-efficacy (SEF) | D1. To start a business and keep it working would be easy for me | Liñán and Chen (2009), Solesvik et al. (2012), Souitaris et al. (2007), Liñán and Chen (2006) |
D2. I am prepared to start a viable business | ||
D3. As an entrepreneur, I would have sufficient control over my business | ||
D4. I know the necessary practical details to start a firm | ||
D5. I know how to develop an entrepreneurial project | ||
D6. If I tried to start a firm, I would have a high probability of succeeding | ||
Intentions toward entrepreneurship (ITE) | E1. I am ready to do anything to start my own business | Liñán and Chen (2009), Dinis et al. (2013), Solesvik et al. (2012), Liñán and Chen (2006), Davidsson (1995) |
E2. My professional goal is to start my own business | ||
E3. I will make every effort to start and run my own firm | ||
E4. I am determined to create a firm in the future | ||
E5. I have very seriously thought of starting a firm | Liñán and Chen (2009), Solesvik et al. (2012), Liñán and Chen (2006), Davidsson (1995) | |
E6. I intend to start a business within 5 years of graduation | Solesvik et al. (2012), Liñán and Chen (2006), Davidsson (1995) | |
E7. I have thought of entrepreneurship as a career option |