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Impact of internship quality on entrepreneurial intentions among graduating engineering students of research universities in China

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Erschienen in: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal | Ausgabe 4/2018

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This paper seeks to explore the relationship between the internship quality, entrepreneurial desirability, entrepreneurial feasibility and entrepreneurial intention(EI) through a structural equation model. The sample is composed of 702 graduating engineering students from two research universities within China. The results revealed that students’ internship quality has positive and significant impact on their EIs. More specifically, the internship quality significantly affects students’ EIs both directly and indirectly. Furthermore, entrepreneurial desirability and feasibility partially mediate the relationship between the internship quality and students’ EIs. There are some substantial differences among gender subgroups, those being family characteristics and entrepreneurial experiences which were examined by the multiple group comparison test. Theoretically the findings provide new insights on the role of internships played in university students’ EIs. Practically, this study highlights the importance of improving internship quality which can increase students’ entrepreneurial desirability and feasibility, thereby promoting their EIs.

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Titel: Impact of internship quality on entrepreneurial intentions among graduating engineering students of research universities in China
verfasst von: Gaofeng Yi
Publikationsdatum: 28.12.2017
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal / Ausgabe 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1554-7191
Elektronische ISSN: 1555-1938
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-017-0491-2

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