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The influence of the pillars of digital academic entrepreneurship on university students’ entrepreneurial intention

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  • Ana Garcez
  • Mário Franco
  • Ricardo Silva

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Purpose - This study aims to analyse the influence of the pillars (hard and soft skills) of digital academic entrepreneurship on students' entrepreneurial intention. Design/methodology/approach - This was done by adopting a quantitative methodology involving empirical research with a sample of 761 university students from two countries and adopting structural equation analysis to validate the theoretical model proposed. Findings - The results indicate a direct influence between hard and soft skills and entrepreneurial intention, and a positive, indirect influence between these and entrepreneurial intention mediated by the dimensions of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) – entrepreneurial attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control. Therefore, the pillars of digital academic entrepreneurship have a direct and indirect influence on university students' entrepreneurial intention. Practical implications - This study also contributes to better operationalization of entrepreneurial education in university environments, since the development of hard and soft skills can be planned better based on the model proposed here. Considering the relations between the dimensions of hard and soft skills and those of TPB, this study shows there can be an influence on students' entrepreneurial intention. Originality/value - In this study, a new and innovative construct is inserted in the model of entrepreneurial intention: “structural pillars of digital academic entrepreneurship” through structural equation modelling, to determine the degree of influence of these pillars (hard and soft skills) constructs on HEI students' entrepreneurial intention.

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  • Ana Garcez & Mário Franco & Ricardo Silva, 2023. "The influence of the pillars of digital academic entrepreneurship on university students’ entrepreneurial intention," European Journal of Innovation Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 28(2), pages 210-234, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ejimpp:ejim-01-2023-0051
    DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-01-2023-0051
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