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Understanding the entrepreneurial capacity of university students: an empirical study at Milagro State University, Ecuador

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dc.contributor.affiliationUniversidad de Las Américas
dc.contributor.authorD'Armas Regnault, Mayra
dc.contributor.authorFajardo Vaca, Ligia
dc.contributor.authorMejías-Acosta, Agustín
dc.contributor.authorNoboa Romero, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez Baque, Wellington
dc.contributor.authorVidal-Silva, Cristian
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-28T20:49:28Z
dc.date.issued2025-05
dc.description.abstractEntrepreneurship is an essential driver of economic development, fostering innovation, job creation, and business growth. Universities play a crucial role in nurturing entrepreneurial capacity among students, making it imperative to identify and understand the factors influencing this capacity. This study investigates the determinants of entrepreneurial capacity among students at Milagro State University (UNEMI), utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as a conceptual framework. A comprehensive measurement instrument was designed and administered to a sample of 2,570 students, and the data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The findings highlight that personal attitude and perceived behavioral control significantly influence students' entrepreneurial intentions, whereas subjective norms show no direct effect. These insights provide valuable guidance for the development of targeted policies and educational strategies to enhance the education of university entrepreneurship, ultimately contributing to regional economic development. Copyright © 2025 D'Armas Regnault, Fajardo Vaca, Mejías-Acosta, Noboa Romero, Álvarez Baque and Vidal-Silva.
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dc.identifier.citationD'Armas Regnault, Mayra; Fajardo Vaca, Ligia; Mejías-Acosta, Agustín; Noboa Romero, Pedro; Álvarez Baque, Wellington; Vidal-Silva, Cristian (2024). Understanding the entrepreneurial capacity of university students: an empirical study at Milagro State University, Ecuador. Frontiers in Education, 9, 1491468. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1491468
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1491468
dc.identifier.issn2504284X
dc.identifier.rorhttps://ror.org/0166e9x11
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid59476188600
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid57930948100
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid57200571623
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid59509109700
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid59509930800
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid58628874800
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.udla.cl/handle/udla/2228
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.relation.isindexedbyWeb of Science
dc.relation.isindexedbyScopus
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceFrontiers in Education
dc.subjectentrepreneurship
dc.subjectentrepreneurial intention
dc.subjectTheory of Planned Behavior
dc.subjectstructural equation modeling
dc.subjectuniversity students
dc.subject.oecd15 Ciencias Sociales
dc.subject.oecd25.3 Ciencias de la Educación
dc.titleUnderstanding the entrepreneurial capacity of university students: an empirical study at Milagro State University, Ecuador
dc.typejournal article
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dc.type.driverinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Education
oaire.citation.volume9
udla.area.fuente4 Ciencias Sociales
udla.campusOnline
udla.campus.adscripcionOL
udla.carreraINGENIERÍA DE EJECUCIÓN EN INFORMÁTICA
udla.carrera.adscripcionINGENIERÍA DE EJECUCIÓN EN INFORMÁTICA
udla.curacion.estadoCURADO_COMPLETO
udla.escuelaIngeniería
udla.escuela.adscripcionIngeniería
udla.facultadFacultad de Ingeniería y Negocios
udla.facultad.adscripcionFacultad de Ingeniería y Negocios
udla.facultad.codigoFINE
udla.oecd.area5 Ciencias Sociales
udla.oecd.subarea5.3 Ciencias de la Educación
udla.sjr.quartileQ2
udla.tipo.autorPrincipal
udla.tipo.participanteAcadémico Adjunto
udla.tipo.publicacionArtículo

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