Entrepreneurship goal and implementation intentions formation: the role of higher education institutions and contexts

Ndofirepi, Takawira Munyaradzi

doi:10.1186/s13731-022-00263-y

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 3 Path coefficients for the hypothesised relationships

From: Entrepreneurship goal and implementation intentions formation: the role of higher education institutions and contexts

Relationship path	Hypothesis	Path coefficients (β)	t-statistics	p-values	Decision
Attitude towards behaviour → entrepreneurship goal intention	H2a	0.058	1.125	0.261	Rejected
Attitude towards behaviour → entrepreneurship implementation intention	H2b	− 0.060	0.989	0.323	Rejected
Entrepreneurship goal intention → entrepreneurship implementation intention	H1	0.279	4.508	0.000	Accepted
Perceived behavioural control → entrepreneurship goal intention	H4a	0.282	2.826	0.005	Accepted
Perceived behavioural control → entrepreneurship implementation intention	H4b	0.029	0.377	0.706	Rejected
Subjective norms → entrepreneurship goal intention	H3a	0.224	3.564	0.000	Accepted
Subjective norms → entrepreneurship implementation intention	H3b	0.025	0.305	0.760	Rejected
Supportive environment → attitude towards behaviour	H6a	0.104	1.377	0.169	Rejected
Supportive environment → entrepreneurship goal intention	H6d	0.042	0.655	0.513	Rejected
Supportive environment → entrepreneurship implementation intention	H6e	0.108	1.303	0.193	Rejected
Supportive environment → perceived behavioural control	H6c	0.216	2.333	0.020	Accepted
Supportive environment → subjective norms	H6b	0.253	3.129	0.002	Accepted
University support → attitude towards behaviour	H5a	0.066	0.886	0.376	Rejected
University support → entrepreneurship goal intention	H5d	0.143	2.052	0.041	Accepted
University support → entrepreneurship implementation intention	H5e	0.095	1.262	0.207	Rejected
University support → perceived behavioural control	H5c	0.148	1.923	0.045	Accepted
University support → subjective norms	H5b	0.059	0.868	0.386	Rejected

Source: Author’s compilation from primary data

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