Drawing on insights from the entrepreneurial event model, this study aims to examine the mediating effect of entrepreneurial self-confidence (ESC) on the relationship between perceived entrepreneurial desirability (PED), perceived entrepreneurial feasibility (PEF) and entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) among hospitality management technology (HMT) students. A descriptive correlational research design was adopted and data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 157 final year HMT students using a self-reported questionnaire. PLS-SEM was employed to test the hypotheses. The results showed that PED and PEF were positively associated with HMT students' ESC and EIs. Further analysis indicated that ESC significantly predicted HMT students’ EIs and mediated the links between PED and EIs and between PEF and EIs of HMT students. These findings suggest that positive and strong perceptions of desirability and feasibility of a hospitality business activate high levels of ESC among HMT students and, high ESC, in turn, enhances their EIs. The findings have practical implications for higher education institutions that offer HMT course and governments. This study does not only validate the entrepreneurial event model in different contexts but also modifies the model by empirically demonstrating the indirect effects of PED and PEF on EIs through ESC.

借鉴企业家事件模型的见解，本研究旨在考察企业家自信心（ESC）对酒店款待中的企业期望（PED），企业可行性（PEF）和企业意图（EIs）之间关系的中介作用。管理技术（HMT）的学生。采用描述性的相关研究设计，并使用自我报告的问卷调查从157名最后一年的HMT学生的随机样本中收集数据。采用PLS-SEM检验假设。结果表明，PED和PEF与HMT学生的ESC和EIs呈正相关。进一步的分析表明，ESC显着预测了HMT学生的EI，并介导了HMT学生的PED与EI之间以及PEF与EI之间的联系。这些发现表明，积极和强烈的对酒店业务的可取性和可行性的认识激活了HMT学生中较高的ESC，而较高的ESC反过来又提高了他们的EI。该发现对提供HMT课程的高等教育机构和政府具有实际意义。这项研究不仅验证了不同背景下的企业家事件模型，而且还通过经验证明了PED和PEF通过ESC对EIs的间接影响来修改该模型。