Measuring the effect of entrepreneurship education through mediating variables of knowledge absorption capacity and entrepreneurship capacity on the entrepreneurial intention of the employees of the system partners

Subject Areas : Management

Amir Abbas Farahmand ¹ , Sara Binaeizadeh ²

1 - Department of Technology Management, Central of Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Master Student, Department of Business Management, Central of Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2023-11-19 Accepted : 2024-02-01 Published : 2024-08-22

Keywords: entrepreneurial training, knowledge absorption capacity, entrepreneurial capacity, entrepreneurial intention of employees,

Abstract :

The present research examines the effect of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intention of employees of Hamkaran System Company through mediating variables of knowledge absorption capacity and entrepreneurship capacity. The current research is "applied" in terms of purpose and "descriptive-correlation" in terms of data collection method. The statistical population included the employees of System Associates, 218 of whom were selected through Cochran's formula and random sampling. The data was collected through a 23-question questionnaire, which was used to collect data after verifying its validity and reliability. To evaluate entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention, knowledge absorption capacity and entrepreneurial capacity, a questionnaire (Du Nguyen, Qiu and Nguyen, 2023) and Commiesen and Force (2010) were used, and Smart PlS software was used for data analysis The findings of this research show that entrepreneurship education has an effect on entrepreneurial capacity, knowledge absorption capacity and entrepreneurial intention, and entrepreneurial capacity and knowledge absorption capacity have an effect on entrepreneurial intention. Also, entrepreneurship education has an effect on entrepreneurial intention through entrepreneurial capacity and knowledge absorption capacity.

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