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15. Examining the Influence of Individual, Social Cognitive and Environmental Factors on Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: Application of the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) Framework Within a Multidimensional Career Space

Authors : Keren-Happuch Fan Fen E, Moon-Ho Ringo Ho

Published in: Entrepreneurship–Professionalism–Leadership

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Chan et al. (2011, 2012) proposed the Entrepreneurial, Professionalism, and Leadership (EPL) framework to characterize one’s lifelong career evolutions within the EPL dimensions. However, the current EPL framework does not specify how one’s EPL aspirations may develop, nor does it examine the relevant factors that may facilitate or hinder the development of EPL aspirations. This paper adopts the Social Cognitive Career Theory—to delineate how one’s career decisions—, as defined by the Entrepreneurial, Professionalism, and Leadership (EPL) career framework, can be facilitated and highlight factors that may affect the career choices. In particular, we examined the influence of individual, social cognitive, and environmental factors on the development of 396 university students’ entrepreneurial intentions and the process of career choice-making through structural equation modelling technique. Consistent with earlier findings, the results of this study found support for hypotheses concerning core SCCT variables (self-efficacy, outcome expectations, goals, and interests) while suggesting a need to include additional constructs (such as individual differences and contextual factors). Implications and suggestions for future research on the SCCT choice model and its application within the multidimensional EPL framework are discussed.

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The 3 single items for role model in EPL career domain were not included in the CFA analysis.

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Title: Examining the Influence of Individual, Social Cognitive and Environmental Factors on Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: Application of the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) Framework Within a Multidimensional Career Space
Authors: Keren-Happuch Fan Fen E
Moon-Ho Ringo Ho
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Entrepreneurship–Professionalism–Leadership
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-3120-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-3121-7

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3121-7_15