Journal of Engineering Education Research (공학교육연구)

Korean Society for Engineering Education (한국공학교육학회)
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Entrepreneurial·Job Search Education's Effects on the Antecedents of University Students' Entrepreneurial·Job Search Intention

창업·취업교육이 대학생의 창업·취업의도 영향요인에 미치는 효과

  • Kim, Sungwoo (Department of Technology Management, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kang, Minhyung (Department of Advanced Industry Fusion, Konkuk University)
  • 김성우 (건국대학교 기술경영학과) ;
  • 강민형 (건국대학교 신산업융합학과)
  • Received : 2016.03.02
  • Accepted : 2016.07.30
  • Published : 2016.07.31
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Abstract

This paper explores antecedents of entrepreneurial and job search intentions based on the theory of planned behavior. Additionally, it examines the impact of entrepreneurship and job search education on these antecedents of entrepreneurial and job search intentions. The research model has been validated by analyzing 1,432 responses from undergraduate students in South Korea. The results of analysis provide several findings: First, entrepreneurship attitude, entrepreneurship subjective norm, and entrepreneurship self efficacy showed significant positive effects on entrepreneurial intention, but their effects on job search intention were insignificant. Second, while job search attitude showed significant positive effects on both intentions, job search subjective norm showed a significant effect only on job search intention, and job search self efficacy showed a significant effect only on entrepreneurial intention. Third, entrepreneurship education increased all the antecedents of entrepreneurial intention, and reduced job search attitude. These results imply that entrepreneurship and job search education should be managed comprehensively, considering their cross-effects on the antecedents of entrepreneurial and job search intentions.

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