Examining Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy among Students

Entrepreneurship is believed as a solution to unemployment problems. It is argued that Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy is important for a person to act to be an entrepreneur. The aim of this study was to examine the level of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy among students from a university which adopted entrepreneurial education in the curriculum. The study focused on Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy developed by De Noble et al. (1999) which consisted 6 dimensions. Subject of this study involved 199 undergraduate students who were in semester 4, who had been participating in the course of entrepreneurship for 4 semesters. Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy questionnaire was selected as a data collection tool. The results showed that overall the level of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy among students was high. Based on the analyses of each dimension of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, defining core purpose and initiating investor relationships achieved the highest level, whereas coping with unexpected challenges scored the lowest level. Detailed findings related to each dimension of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and discussion of findings will be explored further in the paper. (C) 2013 The Authors, Published by Elsevier Ltd.