The impact that exposure to digital fabrication technology has on student entrepreneurial intentions
Date
2019
Type:
Article
item.page.extent
27 p.
item.page.accessRights
Authors
item.contributor.advisor
ORCID:
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
item.page.isbn
item.page.issn
item.page.issne
item.page.doiurl
item.page.other
item.page.references
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose - This paper investigates the role exposure to digital fabrication technology plays in the development of students' entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions.
Design/Methodology/Approach - Data was collected from 131 students enrolled in a business administration undergraduate program at a large Midwestern university in the United States. Data was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling.
Findings - Results provide evidence on how exposure to and hands on experience with digital manufacturing technology in universities can have a positive impact on students’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions to become entrepreneurs.
Practical Implications - Results support initiatives by business schools and entrepreneurship programs to invest in digital manufacturing technology as they help increase students’ confidence in their technological and entrepreneurial abilities.
Originality/Value - This is the first study that directly looks at the role that exposure to digital technology in a business and entrepreneurship education program has on students’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions
Description
item.page.coverage.spatial
item.page.sponsorship
Citation
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 2019
Keywords
Technology, Entrepreneurial intentions, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial education