The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention. A Quasi-Experimental Research Design
Gentjan Cera, Ahmad Mlouk, Edmond Cera, Arjan Shumeli
Keywords:
entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial intention, transition country, competitiveness
Abstract:
There is a dearth of studies focusing on the relationship between entrepreneurship education
(EE) and entrepreneurial intention (EI) in post-communist transition countries. The aim of this
paper is to investigate the impact of EE on EI in the context of a Balkan country. An analysis of
covariance (ANCOVA) was performed in a quasi-experimental research design with a pre- and
post-program setting. To ensure the comparability between two groups of individuals (those
with formal EE and those with no formal EE), a propensity score matching (PSM) along with
coarsened exact matching (CEM) methods were applied in an original dataset of 528 adults. The
use of this triangulation method was intended to attain more robust results. Our research establishes
the impact of EE upon EI, a finding which is consistent with previous studies conducted
in developed countries. Thus, individuals with formal EE reflected a higher intention to start
a business. These findings offer insights for government officials and leaders of higher education
institutions responsible for developing curricula and policies aimed at motivating university
graduates toward entrepreneurship upon graduation and or completion of an EE course of study.
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 10.7441/joc.2020.01.03
Cera, G., Mlouk, A., Cera, E., & Shumeli, A. (2020). The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on
Entrepreneurial Intention. A Quasi-Experimental Research Design. Journal of Competitiveness, 12(1), 39–
56. https://doi.org/10.7441/joc.2020.01.03
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