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When less is more: Why limited entrepreneurship education may result in better entrepreneurial outcomes
Institutet för Näringslivsforskning.
Chalmers.ORCID iD: 000-0001-7869-7766
Linköpings universitet.
2020 (English)In: International Review of Entrepreneurship, ISSN 2009-2822, Vol. 18, no 1, p. 1-32, article id 1618Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Entrepreneurship research suggests that entrepreneurship education and training can bridge the gender gap in entrepreneurship, but little empirical research exists assessing the validity and impact of such initiatives. We examine a large government-sponsored entrepreneurship education program aimed at university students in Sweden. While a pre-study indicates that longer university courses are associated with short-term outcomes such as increased self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions, results from a more comprehensive study using a pre-post design suggest little effect from these extensive courses on long-term outcomes such as new venture creation and entrepreneurial income. In contrast, we do find positive effects on these long-term outcomes from more limited but more specific training interventions, especially for women. Our study suggests that less extensive but more tailored interventions can be more beneficial than longer or more extensive interventions in promoting entrepreneurship in general, and entrepreneurship of underrepresented groups in particular. We discuss implications for theory, education, and policy.

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2020. Vol. 18, no 1, p. 1-32, article id 1618
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entrepreneurship education
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-51091OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-51091DiVA, id: diva2:1850123
Available from: 2024-04-09 Created: 2024-04-09 Last updated: 2024-04-11Bibliographically approved

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