The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Human Capital at Upper-Secondary Level

Volery, Thierry; Müller, Susan; Naepflin, Catherine; del Rey, Nuria (2013). The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Human Capital at Upper-Secondary Level Journal of Small Business Management, 51(3), pp. 429-446. Wiley 10.1111/jsbm.12020

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In this study we evaluate the impact of entrepreneurship education on human capital at the upper-secondary level using a quasi-experimental design. Data were collected from 494 students attending entrepreneurship education programs and from 238 in a control group. Our results indicate that some personality traits such as need for autonomy and risk propensity, as well as beliefs, can have a significant positive influence on entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurship education has a positive, albeit limited impact on human-capital assets. The programs we assessed had a statistically significant impact on beliefs, on the capacity to exploit an opportunity, and on entrepreneurial knowledge. However, we did not observe any significant impact on entrepreneurial intention.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	Business School > Institute for Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
Name:	Volery, Thierry; Müller, Susanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2061-5446; Naepflin, Catherine and del Rey, Nuria
Publisher:	Wiley
Funders:	[UNSPECIFIED] State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
Submitter:	Susan Müller
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2020 12:30
Last Modified:	09 Dec 2020 12:30
Publisher DOI:	10.1111/jsbm.12020
Uncontrolled Keywords:	entrepreneurship; education; vocational school
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.13640
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/13640