The influence of entrepreneurship education, self-efficacy, on the entreprenerial intention of tourism students

Abstract

This study aims to determine the impact of entrepreneurship education and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention through the entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial attitude of tourism students in Da Lat City. The research model consists of five factors and eight hypotheses. Quantitative research applying a linear structural model (PLS-SEM) is used to examine the relationship between factors. Primary data was collected by sending an online survey to tourism students of two universities in Da Lat City, the results had 216 valid votes. Smart PLS 3.0 software was used for data analysis. Research results show that six hypotheses are accepted. This confirms that the entrepreneurial intention of tourism students is influenced by self-efficacy, entrepreneurial attitude, and entrepreneurial mindset. The entrepreneurial attitude is also an intermediary in the relationship between self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention.