Antecedents of civil engineering students' entrepreneurial intentions: Dataset article

Abstract

The Kingdom of Morocco has implemented significant reform projects over the past decade to promote youth entrepreneurship. In light of these efforts, it is essential to examine the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions among students. To this end, the current data article aims to explore the antecedents of civil engineering students' entrepreneurial intentions. Thus, we collected data from civil engineering students using a self-administered questionnaire through Google Forms. We employed the partial least squares structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the collected dataset. The data analysis using SmartPLS software showed that entrepreneurial attitude, entrepreneurial capacity, and subjective norms positively and significantly affect the civil engineering students' entrepreneurial intention. The insights from this study can be used by Moroccan higher education institutions (HEI) managers to identify crucial elements that can improve students' inclination towards entrepreneurship.

Keywords

• Students
• Civil engineering
• Need for achievement
• Entrepreneurial intention