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July 1, 2026Discover SustainabilityOpen Access

Self-efficacy and motivational determinants of entrepreneurial ambition: evidence from Guangxi’s final-year undergraduates using PLS-SEM

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SBShaohua BenSASamer Ali AlshamiNONorliza Binti Omar

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Overview

Cross-sectional survey examines how motivation affects entrepreneurial intention among final-year undergraduates, suggesting educational strategies.

Key Points

  • This study explores the relationships between different types of motivation, self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates.
  • Cross-sectional survey of 552 final-year undergraduates from five universities in Guangxi, China.
  • Used partial least squares structural equation modeling to analyze relationships among variables.
  • Intrinsic motivation has a significant direct effect on entrepreneurial intention.
  • Extrinsic motivation also directly affects entrepreneurial intention.
  • Achievement motivation impacts intention indirectly through self-efficacy, which mediates the effects of all motivations.

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Ben et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44ada75cd2549c8bc43186https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-03680-1
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