dc.contributor.author |
Davies, Clint E.
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dc.contributor.author |
Moos, Menisha
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dc.contributor.author |
Van Vuuren, Jurie Jansen
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-02-29T09:37:14Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-02-29T09:37:14Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2023-11-13 |
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dc.description |
DATA AVAILABILITY : The data supporting the findings of this study are securely
filed with the authors in accordance with the relevant ethical
protocols that guided the study. |
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dc.description.abstract |
ORIENTATION : Entrepreneurship education (EE) and entrepreneurship training (ET) programmes
have boomed but many studies have questioned the degree of applied benefits realised from
the training.
RESEARCH PURPOSE : The purpose of this research was to resolve the weaknesses and
inconsistencies found in prior research concerning ET efficacy.
MOTIVATION FOR THE STUDY : This research aimed to reveal more precisely why and how ET is
effective.
RESEARCH DESIGN, APPROACH AND METHOD : The study was quantitative and quasi-experimental,
and the data were collected in a non-probability purposive sampling strategy from 234
respondents. The eventual sample size was 184 (before) and 184 (after), in a matched-pair
sample, based on the number of usable surveys with a response rate of 78.63%. The study
statistics included simple regression and multiple‑hierarchical regression analyses.
MAIN FINDINGS : Results indicated entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) had a greater direct impact
on entrepreneurial competencies (r = 0.613) and business management skills (r = 0.552) than
training design did (r = 0.471; r = 0.400), respectively. Furthermore, multiple‑hierarchical
regression showed that ESE mediates the impact of training design on entrepreneurial
competencies and business management skills.
PRACTICAL MANGERIAL IMPLICATIONS : Without high levels of ESE, ET is likely to be ineffective
regardless of how well designed or delivered it is, because the trainees’ abilities make all the
difference. Trainee selection is therefore a key determinant of ET efficacy.
CONTRIBUTION/VALUE-ADD : There is an innovative mediation effect of ESE on the impact that ET
has on entrepreneurship human capital (EHC). This extends the implication of seminal work
on self-efficacy theory into the realm of ET and EHC outcomes. |
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dc.description.department |
Business Management |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2024 |
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dc.description.sdg |
SDG-08:Decent work and economic growth |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.actacommercii.co.za |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Davies, C., Moos, M. & Van
Vuuren, J., 2023,
‘Entrepreneurship training:
Why trainee selection is as
vital as training design and
delivery’, Acta Commercii
23(1), a1134.
https://DOI.org/10.4102/ac.v23i1.1134. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2413-1903 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1684-1999 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/ac.v23i1.1134 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95005 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
AOSIS |
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dc.rights |
© 2023. The Authors.
Licensee: AOSIS. This work
is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Entrepreneurship training |
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dc.subject |
Entrepreneurship human capital |
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dc.subject |
Training efficacy |
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dc.subject |
Training design |
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dc.subject |
Entrepreneurial self-efficacy |
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dc.subject |
SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth |
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dc.title |
Entrepreneurship training : why trainee selection is as vital as training design and delivery |
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dc.type |
Article |
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