Abstract

The role of education for entrepreneurship in the formation of entrepreneurial intentions of university students is analyzed. The convenience and perceived viability of the entrepreneurial intention were analyzed considering two independent measures of entrepreneurial education as independent variables. For this, a probit model was used for the analysis of discrete dependent variables. Statistical analyzes were performed considering a sample of students of business administration from five universities in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The results confirm the entrepreneurial event model showing that both viability and perceived convenience have a positive and significant influence on the entrepreneurial intention. The results allow us to affirm that entrepreneurial education in itself does not have a significant impact on entrepreneurial intent. Entrepreneurial education is significant because it allows improving entrepreneurial skills and enhancing some administrative practical skills, understanding attitudes, and the values associated with the entrepreneurial spirit.