Entrepreneurship intentions of higher education institution students in Nigeria: antecedents and interactions

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dc.contributor.authorIwu, Chux Gervase
dc.contributor.authorSibanda, Lucky
dc.contributor.authorKamara, Richard Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-16T07:06:53Z
dc.date.available2025-09-16T07:06:53Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis study used structural equation modelling (SEM) to examine how cultural values, perceived success expectations, and personal abilities shape entrepreneurial intention among Nigerian university students. A structured questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from 147 university students and analysed using Partial Least Squares SEM (PLS-SEM). The findings reveal that entrepreneurial intention is shaped by personal abilities, cultural values, and perceived success expectations, with personal abilities most prominent. Additionally, perceived success expectations strongly influence personal abilities and moderately affect cultural values. These results demonstrate how cultural norms, perceived success expectations, and individual aptitudes affect entrepreneurship uptake by Nigerian university students. This study empirically tests the direct effects of personal abilities (PA), cultural values (CV), and perceived success expectations (PSE) on entrepreneurial intention (EI) in a context where these relationships are underexplored. Unlike prior studies, we validate PSE’s dual role in reinforcing both PA and CV, offering new insights for theory and practice in emerging economies. The findings inform educational initiatives and policies to foster entrepreneurial among students in Nigeria, leading to economic growth.
dc.identifier.citationIwu, C.G., Kamara, R.D., Ojilere, I.C., Makwara, T., Sibanda, L., Opute, A.P. and Maziriri, E.T., 2025. Entrepreneurship intentions of higher education institution students in Nigeria: antecedents and interactions. Cogent Education, 12(1), p.2519307.
dc.identifier.issnhttps://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2519307
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/20926
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Ltd.
dc.subjectcultural values
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectentrepreneurial intention
dc.subjectHigher Education
dc.subjecthigher education
dc.titleEntrepreneurship intentions of higher education institution students in Nigeria: antecedents and interactions
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