The Linkage of Entrepreneurship Education and Students’ Entrepreneurial Readiness: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Abstract

Entrepreneurship takes an essential role in the economy of a nation. Therefore, enlarging the number of new entrepreneurs can be initiated from schools or college graduates. The study aims to investigate a linkage between entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship ecosystem, and students’ entrepreneurial readiness in Indonesia. This research method used explanatory research with a quantitative approach using structural equation modeling with partial least squares (SEM-PLS). The data of this research were gathered from online questionnaires in some areas in East Java of Indonesia. The findings of this research reveal that entrepreneurship education takes a significant role in dealing with students’ entrepreneurial readiness. This study also confirms the role of entrepreneurial ecosystem in mediating this relationship.