Opening the “Black Box” of university entrepreneurial intention in the era of the COVID-19 Pandemic

dc.contributor.authorSousa, Marlene
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, José
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Márcio
dc.contributor.authorLopes, João M.
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Sofia
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-11T09:02:23Z
dc.date.available2021-10-11T09:02:23Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-20
dc.description.abstractThis research aims to study the determinants of entrepreneurial intention in academia and compare the outcomes from two different moments, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, a quantitative methodology was used, whereby a questionnaire was given to higher education students in these two chronological moments. From the obtained results, it was possible to ascertain that, given the motivational dimension, the attitude towards behavior and perceived behavioral control are having a positive impact on entrepreneurial intentions during the pandemic and that subjective norms have a negative impact on entrepreneurial intentions. This relationship of influences is unchanged, either before or during the pandemic. Regarding the environmental dimension, both of the variables under analysis are having a negative impact on entrepreneurial intention during the pandemic period, which corresponds to an aggravation or loss of positive influences when compared to the context before the pandemic, and the next assessment had a positive impact on entrepreneurial intentions. On the theoretical contributions, the findings are very important, as they strengthen the literature on entrepreneurial intentions, and in specific contexts of social and economic instability. As for practical contributions, this research suggests actions to agents with an important intervention role in the community, one of these agents is Higher Education Institutions, which play a determining role by creating a positive environment to support their students’ entrepreneurial intent. This research is original, as far as we are informed, and it is the first to study entrepreneurial intention in academia during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Portuguese context. Moreover, we suggest that the obtained results should be succeeded by further studies to confirm the evolutionary trends now identified on the subject under analysis.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationGomes, S., Sousa, M., Santos, T., Oliveira, J., Oliveira, M., & Lopes, J. M. (2021). Opening the “Black Box” of university entrepreneurial intention in the era of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Sciences, 10(181), 1-16. Doi: 10.3390/socsci10050181. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3682pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/socsci10050181pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2076-0760
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11328/3682
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10050181pt_PT
dc.rightsopen accesspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectUniversitypt_PT
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial intentionpt_PT
dc.subjectAcademypt_PT
dc.subjectThird mission of the universitypt_PT
dc.subjectPandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleOpening the “Black Box” of university entrepreneurial intention in the era of the COVID-19 Pandemicpt_PT
dc.typejournal articlept_PT
degois.publication.firstPage1pt_PT
degois.publication.issue181pt_PT
degois.publication.lastPage16pt_PT
degois.publication.locationBasel, Switzerlandpt_PT
degois.publication.titleSocial Sciencespt_PT
degois.publication.volume10pt_PT
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person.affiliation.nameREMIT - Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies
person.familyNameGomes
person.givenNameSofia
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person.identifier.ridAAX-9149- 2021
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