A Survey of Entrepreneurial Intentions among Chinese College Students

Entrepreneurial intention is a crucial factor that influences entrepreneurial behavior and can largely predict the likelihood of its occurrence. A survey of 321 Chinese college students revealed the following findings: 1) The overall level of entrepreneurial intention among Chinese college students is at an average level. 2) Entrepreneurship education plays a significant role in enhancing the entrepreneurial intention of Chinese college students. 3) Economic factors are the primary motivation for Chinese college students to engage in entrepreneurship. 4) The majority of Chinese college students prefer opportunity-driven entrepreneurship. 5) The selection of entrepreneurial fields by Chinese college students is mainly based on their interests and expertise

Identity and Entrepreneurship

We incorporate the concept of social identity into a stylized model of occupational choice and analyze whether an individual’s identity affects his or her decision to become an entrepreneur. We argue that an entrepreneurial identity results from an individual’s socialization. This could be parental influence but, as argued in this paper, also peer influence. To test this empirically, we apply instrumental variable approaches to PISA data. Our findings suggest that having an entrepreneurial peer group has a positive effect on an individual’s entrepreneurial intentions. Regarding entrepreneurial parents, we find a positive effect that cannot only be explained by ownership succession of the family business.occupational choice, entrepreneurship, identity, peer effects

Management training, strategic planning effectiveness and the growth of start-ups and early-growth firms

This working paper focuses on the strategic planning practice and the relation between strategic planning effectiveness and the business growth of two groups of start-ups and early growth firms in Flanders (Belgium): represented by, firstly, a test group of business-owners that participate in one of the most successful management training programs for starters and early growth firms (hereafter referred to as ADEPT), and, secondly, a randomly selected and matched but control group of SME-start-ups and early growth firms on the basis of start-up year (period 1987-1996), age, size, industry, and location (hereafter called NOVICE). Support is found for the relationship between [1] the scope and sophistication of strategic planning and the level of strategic planning correctness and strategic accuracy, and [2] between these strategic planning dimensions and the growth pattern of these start-ups and early growth firms

THE MAPPING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENT’S BACKGROUND, EXPECTATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP VIEW ON FUTURE CAREER

This research aims at: 1) mapping university student’s background, 2) expectation university students on future career, 3) finding out the differences of student’s background and expectation. This research uses descriptive comparative method. The population of this research is students of AP FIP UM and MP FIP UNESA. The number of sample is 248 respondents from 743 populations. Data is taken using questionnaire. The results are: 1) most students are from East Java and graduated from Senior High School. The parents’ highest educations are from Senior High School. Parents’ occupation is businessmen. Students’ interest is art. Most parent’s expectation that their children will reach career as public servant (PNS). 2) Students college after graduation, they have expectation to work in the field of education on the staff of the Ministry of National Education. Non-educational field, they have hopes to be an employee of Bank. 3) Based on group variable university, sex, and student year, there are similarities and there are differences. Keywords: mapping students’ background, expectation, future career, entrepreneurshi

Livelihood Disruption and Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship as Technology Adoption A Comparison between Kentucky and Shaanxi Farmers

In the US, The Tobacco Transition Payment Program, also called the "tobacco buy-out," helps tobacco quota holders and producers transition to the free market. In China, the transaction of Land Use Rights providing farmers’ ability to buy or sell Land Use Rights has been seriously considered by the Chinese government. The uncertainty in household income and changes in economic environment during the US Tobacco Transition Payment Program and the Chinese Land Use Rights Regime lead many individuals into entrepreneurial activities. Entrepreneurship often means making changes in livelihood activities that involve substantial risks to income. While the rewards may be substantial, transactions costs may make decisions irreversible. This paper draws a comparison between entrepreneurship and technology adoption. Adopting a new production technology also involves substantial risks. The economics of technology adoption is a well developed literature with many accepted and testable models. Most prominent are the theories of learning by using and learning by doing. We review the technology adoption literature, drawing out lessons for entrepreneurship research. We then apply an ‘entrepreneurship as technology adoption’ model to a unique dataset collected in Kentucky, US and in Shaanxi province, China. Using a sample of 702 Kentucky farmers at the time of the buyout and 730 Chinese farmers, we test several of the implications of this model and compare significant results between Kentucky and Shaanxi farmers. This study finds that both farmers in Kentucky and Shaanxi with a strong social network are more likely to become entrepreneurs. Kentucky farmers with low income are more likely to start new businesses. The finding supports the “push” hypothesis as farmers with low income are pushed into starting a new business. The human capital factor is strongly associated with Shaanxi farmer’s entrepreneurial decision.Farm Management, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,

Facilitating Meaningful Change Within U.S. Law Schools

Despite the widely recognized challenges and complaints facing U.S. legal education, very little is understood about how law schools can adapt faster and better. This Article uses institutional theory, behavioral economics, and psychology to explain why change has proven so difficult for U.S. law schools. Next, using institutional entrepreneurship, the Article explains the theoretical steps necessary to overcome the institutional resistance to change. The Article then discusses the characteristics of opportunities that are most likely to better meet the needs of law students while also providing sustainable benefits to the individually innovating law schools. Using management theory, the Article then proposes a seven-step change process model to enable individual law schools to systematically overcome institutional resistance, formulate unique strategies, and actually achieve meaningful change

Why are male students less likely to opt for social science courses? : a theory-driven analysis

Copyright © 2020 SageIn this article, we discuss the question of why only a few men decide to study social science courses such as social work. While the conceptual base of our analysis includes the theory of planned behaviour and theories centring on gender role orientations, the empirical base is a random cluster sample of high-school graduates in Switzerland. The results show different gender effects, as well as direct and indirect effects, for all the theory of planned behaviour factors. Gender role orientations and the question of how a social science profession fits one’s own gender identity appear to be of particular importance only among male students