Predicting self-employment intentions and entry in Germany and East Africa: an investigation of the impact of mentoring, entrepreneurial attitudes, and psychological capital

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Self-employment is a feasible and in some contexts the most available form of employment especially for new entrants into the labor market. Understanding student’s willingness to go into self-employment and the factors important to the process of becoming self-employed is therefore important. This paper explores the role of entrepreneurial mentoring, attitudes, and psychological capital in development of self- employment intentions among students. A two-year longitudinal survey of final year university students (288 German and 498 East African) was conducted. The follow-up survey (T2) of 103 participants was conducted within 6 months and 2 years after graduation. Results suggest that entrepreneurial mentoring, attitudes, and psychological capital are directly related to self-employment intentions. Attitudes mediated the relationship between mentoring and intentions. Furthermore, psychological capital …
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APA

Baluku, M (2024). Predicting self-employment intentions and entry in Germany and East Africa: an investigation of the impact of mentoring, entrepreneurial attitudes, and psychological capital. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/predicting-self-employment-intentions-and-entry-in-germany-and-east-africa-an-investigation-of-the-impact-of-mentoring-entrepreneurial-attitudes-and-psychological-capital

MLA 8th

Baluku, Martin "Predicting self-employment intentions and entry in Germany and East Africa: an investigation of the impact of mentoring, entrepreneurial attitudes, and psychological capital" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Oct. 2024, https://afribary.com/works/predicting-self-employment-intentions-and-entry-in-germany-and-east-africa-an-investigation-of-the-impact-of-mentoring-entrepreneurial-attitudes-and-psychological-capital. Accessed 08 Nov. 2024.

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Baluku, Martin . "Predicting self-employment intentions and entry in Germany and East Africa: an investigation of the impact of mentoring, entrepreneurial attitudes, and psychological capital". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Oct. 2024. Web. 08 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/predicting-self-employment-intentions-and-entry-in-germany-and-east-africa-an-investigation-of-the-impact-of-mentoring-entrepreneurial-attitudes-and-psychological-capital >.

Chicago

Baluku, Martin . "Predicting self-employment intentions and entry in Germany and East Africa: an investigation of the impact of mentoring, entrepreneurial attitudes, and psychological capital" Afribary (2024). Accessed November 08, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/predicting-self-employment-intentions-and-entry-in-germany-and-east-africa-an-investigation-of-the-impact-of-mentoring-entrepreneurial-attitudes-and-psychological-capital