Entrepreneurial Competency in Digital Era of Students
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The objectives of this research were as follows: 1) to analyze the components of students’ entrepreneurial competency in digital era, and 2) to examine the coherence among the components of students’ entrepreneurial competency in digital era. This research employed a mixed method. Data were collected in two formats: qualitative research using interviews and quantitative research using a 5-level rating scale questionnaire. The target group for the qualitative research consisted of two community representatives and five experts, including entrepreneurs, business administration academics, educational administration academics, marketing academics, and finance academics. Quantitative research 521 community college students, selected via stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis with the LISREL program. The results of the research showed that 1) the components of students’ entrepreneurial competency in digital era consisted of four components: (1) Entrepreneurial Skill Set, (2) Entrepreneurial Knowledge Set, (3) Entrepreneurial Mindset, and (4) Entrepreneurial Practices. 2) The measurement model of each component developed based on theory and prior research was positively consistent with the empirical data; P-value = 0.00, chi-square/df = 1.68, GFI = 0.96, AGFI = 0.953, SRMR = 0.043 and RMSEA = 0.036.
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