Tertiary Students’ Socialization of Entrepreneurial Behavior

Chun-Mei Chou^1*, Chien-Hua Shen², His-Chi Hsiao³, Su-Chang Chen⁴, Hui-Tzu Chang⁵, Chu-Yun Cheng⁶

¹Institute of Vocational and Technological Education National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin City.
²Department of Business Administration Transworld Institute of Technology,Yunlin City.
³Department of Business Administration,Cheng Shin University,Kaohsiung City.
⁴Department of Marketing and Logistics and Management, National Penghu University of Science and Technology, Magong City.
⁵Institute of Education, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City.
⁶Department of Information Management National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu City.

DOI: 10.4236/jss.2014.29021                

Abstract

This study examines 674 tertiary education students’ socialization of entrepreneurial behavior and its influencing factors. The results show that students’ internship experience (IE) has a significant direct effect on socialization of entrepreneurial behaviors (SEB), and entrepreneurial self- efficacy (ESE) has a significant effect on SEB through IE. The influence pattern and empirical data of ESE and IE on SEB has a good fit.

Keywords

Internship Experience, Socialization of Entrepreneurial Behaviors, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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