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Role of self-efficacy in influencing entrepreneurial behavior at universities

Entrepreneurial behavior has become a prerequisite of any economic development, and educational institutions are increasingly called upon to provide better educated enterprising individuals who will either act as entrepreneurs, or will be able to manage their careers and lives in an entrepreneurial way. In order to define the impact that self-efficacy has on the development of entrepreneurial behavior, an empirical research by means of a questionnaire was carried out with a sample of 324 students of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek. Apart from the descriptive, univariate statistics, a bivariate analysis was also used, as well as a multivariate data analysis. The results of the research show that self-efficacy presents an important factor in the development of entrepreneurial behavior. There is substantial evidence that students who perceive higher levels of self-efficacy, demonstrate higher propensity for entrepreneurial behavior and a higher probability of starting their own business. The research has also proven that university teaching does not significantly improve the perception of self-efficacy in students. According to the results of this research, firsthand experience has a more important role in that. The research suggests that in order to influence entrepreneurial behavior, it is necessary to consider ways of using the potential of firsthand experience for the development of entrepreneurial behavior through supplementing university courses with experiential methods such as communities of practice.

self-efficacy; entrepreneurial behavior; teaching; competences; university

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