MAKINO Emi
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  College of International Management
   Position   Associate Professor
Language Japanese
Publication Date 2020/09/15
Type Research paper
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title The Effectiveness of an Entrepreneurship Education Program Primarily Composed of Guest Lectures by Entrepreneurs
Contribution Type Joint Work
Journal TypeJapan
Publisher The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs
Volume, Issue, Page pp.29-43
Details The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an entrepreneurship education program primarily composed of guest lectures by entrepreneurs. Such lectures expose university students to role models, while providing them with a vicarious experience. Educators expect students’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy to increase, which positively affects entrepreneurial intent and leads to action. A quasi-experiment was conducted using difference-in-differences analysis with a control group of students from the same learning environment. A large-class, 7-week entrepreneurship course with four guest lecturers was assessed. The results suggest that educational programs that rely on guest lectures by entrepreneurs are not achieving the effects anticipated by educators. For students who already come with high entrepreneurial intent, such lectures gave them an opportunity to reassess their individual competencies and determine how well-suited or not they are as entrepreneurs.
DOI 10.24717/jasve.36.0_29
ISSN 18834949
NAID 130008141044