The Importance of Perceived Behavioural Control as a Determining Element in Entrepreneurial Intention among Undergraduate Students

Entrepreneurial learning is a topic of interest in the recent times in the academic world. Entrepreneurial mentality, knowledge, skill and attitude have a close relationship with innovation and creativity as enablers of entrepreneurial actions. These factors are essential to prepare undergraduate students for their future professional life. This study tries to analyse the factors that affect the Perceived behavioural control as a determining element of entrepreneurship. The used method consisted in an online survey to undergraduate students (n=549) and regression analysis by steps to contrast the hypothesis and the relationship between variables. The results show that psychological factors related to emotional intelligence, such as entrepreneurial self-efficacy, as well as work experience, the field of study and the university environment have an effect in Perceived behavioural control. In conclusion, we think educational institutions should take into account the factors that play a role in Perceived behavioural control so they can redesign they study plans and offer a much effective education.