Entrepreneurship learning, positive psychological capital and entrepreneur competence of students: A research study

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Muhammad Hasan, S. Hatidja, Nurjanna, Feliks Arfid Guampe, Gempita, Muhammad Imam Ma'ruf

2019 Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues Vol. 7 Issue 1 Article Cited by 33 Quartile

Abstract

This study examines the direct and indirect effects of entrepreneurial learning on the formation of positive psychology capital, and explains the direct and indirect effects of entrepreneurial learning and positive psychological capital on student entrepreneurial competencies in Makassar City. This research is included in the type of explanatory research, which is non-experimental. The population in this study were 345 students who had participated in entrepreneurship education and training at state and private universities in South Sulawesi Province, while the sample size was 201 students who already had and were running a business. The results of this study indicate that entrepreneurial learning has a significant effect on the formation of positive psychology capital of students of entrepreneurship, and positive psychology capital has a significant influence on student entrepreneurial competence in South Sulawesi Province. The results of path analysis show that entrepreneurial learning has a significant effect on student entrepreneurial competence through mediation of positive psychology capital. © 2019 by author(s).

Affiliations

Universitas Negeri Makassar, Jl. Raya Pendidikan Kampus UNM Gunung Sari Baru, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; STKIP Pembangunan Indonesia, Jl. Inspeksi Kanal No. 10, Kabupaten Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; STIE Tri Dharma Nusantara Makassar, Jl. Kumala II No. 51, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; Universitas Kristen Tentena, Jl. Torulemba No. 21, Kabupaten Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia