Abstract

The study examined the effect of innovation education on entrepreneurial intentions among postgraduate students and the role of innovation competence and gender. The study was a survey, with data collected using a structured questionnaire. The study used Master’s students of Akenten-Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Ghana. The sample includes 370 Master’s students from 10 faculties of the university. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The study found that innovation education has significant positive influence on entrepreneurial intention. Innovation competence was found to mediate the relationship between innovation education and entrepreneurial intention. Finally, gender moderated the relationship between innovation education and innovation competence and also moderated the relationship between innovation competence and entrepreneurial intention. Assessing the moderating role of gender between innovation education and innovation competence, as well as, innovation competence and entrepreneurial intention, represents novel contributions of this study.

摘要

该研究考察了创新教育对研究生创业意愿的影响以及创新能力和性别的作用。该研究是一项调查，使用结构化问卷收集数据。该研究使用了加纳 Akenten-Appiah Menka 技能培训和创业发展大学 (AAMUSTED) 的硕士生。样本包括来自大学10个学院的370名硕士生。使用结构方程建模 (SEM) 分析数据。研究发现，创新教育对创业意愿有显着的正向影响。发现创新能力在创新教育和创业意愿之间起中介作用。最后，性别调节了创新教育和创新能力之间的关系，也调节了创新能力和创业意愿之间的关系。评估性别在创新教育和创新能力以及创新能力和创业意愿之间的调节作用代表了本研究的新贡献。