Sustainable entrepreneurship intention among university students in Uganda: A conceptual paper
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Date
2018
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African Journal of Business Management
Abstract
Entrepreneurship is significant in transformation towards a sustainable future. Sustainable
entrepreneurship intention aims at establishing businesses that balance the triple bottom line of
economic, social and environmental aspects. Such businesses minimize environment degradation,
pollution, resource scarcity and social challenges while enabling entrepreneurs to maximize profits. In
developing countries such as Uganda, there are limited conceptual and empirical studies on action
regulation factors in predicting sustainable entrepreneurship intention among university students.
Therefore, developing an action regulation mechanism among university students could enhance their
intention towards establishing sustainable entrepreneurial ventures. The overall objective of this paper
is two-fold: To identify action regulation factors that influence sustainable entrepreneurship intention
and to develop a hypothesised model that can be tested on university students with a focus on the
moderating effect of gender differences on sustainable entrepreneurship intention. The results of the
action regulation factors could enhance establishment of more sustainable enterprises in Uganda.
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Sustainable entrepreneurship intention, Action regulation theory, Students’ gender
Citation
Kasimu, S., Peter, T., & Peter, T. (2018). Sustainable entrepreneurship intention among university students in Uganda: A conceptual paper. African Journal of Business Management, 12(6), 131-139. DOI: 10.5897/AJBM2017.8447