Table 1 Summary of previous research

Basu and Virick (2007) 'assessing entrepreneurial intentions amongst students: a comparative study'

123 students at San Jose State University

Dependent: entrepreneurial intention

Variables of education and family have a positive relationship with the attitudes toward entrepreneurship, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control

Independent: education, parents owned a business, and work experience

Krueger et al. (2000) 'competing models of entrepreneurial intention'

University students who were on the verge of graduation

Dependent: entrepreneurial intention

This research showed positive result on both the theories they examined

Independent: theory of planned behavior and entrepreneurial event

Autio et al. (2001) 'entrepreneurial intent among students in

University students from Finland, Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom

Dependent: entrepreneurial intention

All variables of the theory of planned behavior had significant effects on intention

Scandinavia and in the USA'

Independent: theory planned of behavior

Kolvereid and Isaksen (2006) 'prediction of employment status choice intentions'

Norwegian business founder

Dependent: entrepreneurial intention

Both attitude and subjective norm over intent to become self-employed. Self efficacy did not add to the explanation of the variance of the self-employment intention behavior

Independent: attitude, subjective norm, and self-efficacy construct

Gelderen et al. (2007) 'explaining entrepreneurial intentions by means of the theory of planned behavior'

200 students of business administration in Amsterdam

Dependent: entrepreneurial intention

Attitudes toward entrepreneurship and perceived behavioral control have positive and significant relationship to entrepreneurial intention

Independent: theory of planned behavior

Wu and Wu (2008) 'the impact of higher education on entrepreneurial intention of university students in China'

Students in Tongji University, China

Dependent: entrepreneurial intention

Education factor influenced attitude towards entrepreneurship and perceived behavioral control has positive effect on entrepreneurial intention

Independent: theory of planned behavior

Antecedent: Education

Gird and Bagraim (2008) 'the theory of planned behavior as predictor of entrepreneurial intent amongst final-year university students'

Final-year commerce students from two universities in Western Cape, South Africa

Dependent: entrepreneurial intention

The theory of planned of behavior significantly explained the entrepreneurial intention

Independent: theory of planned behavior

Liñán and Chen (2009) 'intention-based models of entrepreneurship education'

93 students from the University of Seville and 73 students from the University of Jaen

Qualitative research which discusses about entrepreneurship education, intention models, and entrepreneurial intention

Influence of each entrepreneurship education's course on the variables determining intention is different depending on the kind of course considered

Sofia Karali (2013) 'the impact of entrepreneurship education program on entrepreneurial intention: an application of the theory of planned behavior'

Students from 11 universities and 9 universities of applied science

Dependent: entrepreneurial intention

Participants in entrepreneurship education program are more likely to intend to start their own business directly after their studies compared to non-participants

Independent: participation in entrepreneurship program

Mediator: theory of planned behavior