The mediating effect of entrepreneurship education on the relationship of COVID

• Main Author: Along, Ian Walter Malabonga
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Business education—Philippines; Entrepreneurship—Philippines; Business students—Philippines; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_dsi/5; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=etdm_dsi
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study aimed to determine the mediating effect of entrepreneurship education on the relationship of Covid-19 pandemic perception (CPP) and entrepreneurial intention (EI). The mediating variable is Entrepreneurial Education (EE), while the independent and dependent variables are CPP and EI respectively. The respondents were 54 practicum students under the Entrepreneurship program of Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business, De La Salle University – Manila. This study used descriptive, correlational, and causal-explanatory research designs. This study used Partial Least Squares to Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) for data analysis and for its statistical tool, the researcher used SmartPLS3.0. Based on the studies, EE has no mediating effect on the relationship of CPP and EI. There is no significant relationship and effect between CPP and EE. There is no significant relationship and effect between CPP and EI. However, there is a significant effect and relationship between EE and EI. Recommendations were made for entrepreneurs, researchers, academic institutions, and government agencies. In addition to those, a comparative study can be created using the same model, and another crisis-related variable, with at least two groups of respondents composed of Entrepreneurship students from at least two different universities. Instead of students, future studies can also be conducted with recent college graduates as respondents. Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic Perception; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Intention; Entrepreneurship Education; Students