Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intention among African Students in China

Abstract

This paper examines the Shapero and Sokol (1982) Entrepreneurial Event (SEE) model in the context of college students performance. The results affirm the impacts of propensity to act, perceived desirability and perceived feasibility on entrepreneurial intention. A significant difference we find in the SEE model, is that propensity to act is not directly impacting the intention but is imposing the impact by the mediation of perceived desirability and perceived feasibility. Moreover, as a bi-country study, this paper also examines the various factors that are impacting entrepreneurial intentions among college students in China and in the US. Work experience and family background will play significant roles in the formation of entrepreneurial intentions in both countries.