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  • Based on the findings of the study, the researcher made the following recommendations: 1. Institutions should organize regular entrepreneurial activities such as business plan competitions, campus trade fairs, and innovation challenges to actively engage students. 2. Universities should establish mentorship programmes that connect students with experienced entrepreneurs who can guide and inspire them toward entrepreneurial career paths IIARD – International Institute of Academic Research and Development Page 96 World Journal of Entrepreneurial Development Studies (WJEDS) E-ISSN 2579-0544 P-ISSN 2695-2483 Vol 10. No. 7 2025 www.iiardjournals.org online version REFERENCES Agburuga, V. & Amini, M. C. (2017). Mentoring business education students for entrepreneurship development: A study of two universities in Rivers State. Rivers Business Education Journal (RIVBEJ), 2(1), 79-86. Amesi, J. (2015). Theory and practice of entrepreneurship: A guide for scholars. Lagos: Divineton Publications. Aribisala, O.O. & Igweh, A.O. (2022) Students’ Competence and Attitude towards Entrepreneurship among Business Education Students in Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos. Sarcouncil Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Management. 1(4), 1-6. Dimnwobi, S.K., Ekesiobi, C.S., & Mgbemene, E.M. (2016). Creativity, innovation, and competitiveness in Nigeria. An economic exploration. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, 5 (3), 29-52. Dornadula,V.H.R., Siddiqui, K., Shashirekha, B.V. & Kumar, D.V. (2023) Impact of Entrepreneurial Education on School Students' Startup Initiation Tendency: An Empirical Study. Journal of Informatics Education and Research, 3(2), 2478- 2484

    Entrepreneurship Education and Career Aspiration of Business Education Students in Rivers State Universities · 2026 · DOI

  • The study faces the challenge of handling overfitting issues in regression-type analysis. The study needs to address the issue of low retention rates in online MOOCs. The study aims to provide insights into the factors influencing student retention in an EE MOOC, which is a complex and multifaceted issue.

    Motivations Matter: Predicting Entrepreneurship Education MOOC Course Completion with a Decision Tree Approach · 2026 · DOI

  • Investigating the effectiveness of the decision tree approach in predicting completion rates for other types of online courses, - Examining the impact of other psychological and sociodemographic variables on course completion

    Motivations Matter: Predicting Entrepreneurship Education MOOC Course Completion with a Decision Tree Approach · 2026 · DOI

  • Startups face severe resource constraints due to their limited operational history and underdeveloped asset base. They tend to experience difficulties due to insufficient resources and unproven reputations. The study also mentions the challenge of coping with highly volatile competitive environments.

    The impact of big data capabilities and business model innovation on new venture performance · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research could explore the impact of big data capabilities on business model innovation in different contexts, - Investigate the role of other factors in mediating the relationship between big data capabilities and new venture performance, - Examine the effectiveness of different strategies for resource-constrained startups to build competitiveness via digital upgrading and business model restructuring

    The impact of big data capabilities and business model innovation on new venture performance · 2026 · DOI

  • further investigation into the role of entrepreneurship education in building entrepreneurial intention, - examination of the impact of character strengths and virtues on entrepreneurial intentions, - exploration of effective learning methods in universities

    Strength of character and universal values are essential for the effectiveness of entrepreneurial students’ intention · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the role of entrepreneurship education in building entrepreneurial intention of business students through competencies, character strengths, and virtues. The challenges of improving the quality of entrepreneurship education for related parties in universities include limited resources and time, concerns about the commercialism of education, obstacles to educational structures, differences in the meaning of entrepreneurship and curriculum difficulties.

    Strength of character and universal values are essential for the effectiveness of entrepreneurial students’ intention · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research is needed to address the limitations of the evidence base, - Research on the impact of generative AI on digital entrepreneurship in ITE is needed

    Digital entrepreneurship in initial teacher education: a systematic review of curriculum integration and implications for teacher preparation · 2026 · DOI

  • the gap between policy ambition and ITE curriculum reality, - the inadequacy of pre-service teacher preparation for teaching digital entrepreneurship, - the structural, cultural, and resource-related barriers that impede meaningful curriculum reform

    Digital entrepreneurship in initial teacher education: a systematic review of curriculum integration and implications for teacher preparation · 2026 · DOI

  • The neglect of psychological mechanisms that underpin entrepreneurial behavior once the business has been launched. The lack of understanding of how entrepreneurial intention evolves over time. The need for a more nuanced understanding of women's entrepreneurship beyond the initial decision to start a business.

    The Influence of Behavioral Intention on the Entrepreneurial Passion and Organizational Commitment of Women Entrepreneurs: A Qualitative Study · 2026 · DOI

  • Small sample of 12 co-founders, - Limited to start-up co-founders from Turkiye, - Qualitative research design may not be generalizable

    To start or not to start? An exploratory study of work meaningfulness among start-up co-founders · 2025 · DOI

  • Further studies into the subjective experiences of entrepreneurs, - Research into how startup co-founders find meaning in their work in the unpredictable and volatile world of start-up ventures

    To start or not to start? An exploratory study of work meaningfulness among start-up co-founders · 2025 · DOI

  • The complexity of explaining an individual's behavior. The need to consider multiple factors influencing sustainable entrepreneurial intentions. The challenge of promoting sustainable entrepreneurial intentions among students.

    Sustainable Entrepreneurial Intention Among University Students: Synergetic Moderation of Entrepreneurial Fear and Use of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching · 2025 · DOI

  • The study faced the challenge of identifying the impact of fluctuations in the degree of entrepreneurial networking on the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness and the success of entrepreneurial firms. The study had to address the lack of consistency in the theoretical explanation of how entrepreneurial alertness affects success. The study had to merge scattered work into a single framework to contribute to the literature on entrepreneurship.

    The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Networking between Entrepreneurial Alertness and the Success of Entrepreneurial Firms · 2024 · DOI

  • future researchers should investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness and success in different contexts, - future researchers should explore the role of entrepreneurial networking in exploiting opportunities, - future researchers should examine the impact of entrepreneurial alertness on the sustainability of entrepreneurial firms

    The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Networking between Entrepreneurial Alertness and the Success of Entrepreneurial Firms · 2024 · DOI

  • The study identifies the challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The study highlights the challenge of limited entrepreneurial activity in certain SDGs. The study notes the challenge of successfully managing complex tasks in the sustainable entrepreneurial process, such as opportunity recognition.

    Exploring the Impact of Sustainable Entrepreneurial Role Models on Students’ Opportunity Recognition for Sustainable Development in Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education · 2024 · DOI

  • The study is exploratory, - The sample size is limited to 136 secondary school students, - The students were non-randomly assigned to sustainable entrepreneurial role models

    Exploring the Impact of Sustainable Entrepreneurial Role Models on Students’ Opportunity Recognition for Sustainable Development in Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education · 2024 · DOI

  • In doing so, the study addresses a gap in the literature: TRA has been criticized for neglecting the psychological mechanisms that underpin entrepreneurial behavior once the business has been launched.

    The Influence of Behavioral Intention on the Entrepreneurial Passion and Organizational Commitment of Women Entrepreneurs: A Qualitative Study · 2026 · DOI

  • Originality/value This study advances SVC research by identifying affective and ethical dispositions, especially empathy, as critical yet underexplored micro-foundations of sustainable entrepreneurial outcomes.

    The power lies within: entrepreneurial perspectives and the micro-foundations of sustainable value creation · 2026 · DOI

  • While opportunity beliefs, specifically the confidence in the viability of a new venture idea, are recognised as key drivers of entrepreneurial processes, the mechanisms through which they function remain unclear.

    Opportunity confidence and idea revision: How assessments by others shape idea work · 2026 · DOI

  • While entrepreneurial failure (EF) research has focused predominantly on entrepreneurs, the organisational-level responses of entrepreneurial support organisations (ESOs) remain underexplored, creating a critical gap in understanding how support structures adapt to EF.

    Pain but gain? How entrepreneurial support organisations adapt to entrepreneurial failure · 2026 · DOI

  • Second, we engage with the under-explored aspect of legitimacy building in women’s digital entrepreneurship revealing the different facets of legitimation work and the different sets of responses adopted by suchwomen; this underpins our conceptualisation of the eclectic legitimation work they undertake to navigate these tensions and build legitimacy.

    Navigating overlapping contexts through eclectic legitimation work: The lived experience of women digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria · 2026 · DOI

  • While previous research has examined entrepreneurial judgment and hybrid ventures, little is known about how entrepreneurs exercise judgment across contexts as they pursue both economic and non-economic objectives simultaneously.

    Entrepreneurial judgment across contexts: A cognitive process for calibrating hybridity in academic spin-offs · 2026 · DOI

  • However, empirical findings remain inconsistent and founder-level conditions are rarely theorised.

    Survival after takeover entry: Effects of entrepreneurs’ domain experience and knowledge acquisition behaviour · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite the growing interest, there remains a gap in understanding how entrepreneurial motivation (EM) and self-efficacy (ESE) mediate the relationship between EE and students’ intentions to become successful entrepreneurs.

    Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention: a serial mediation model of entrepreneurial motivation and self-efficacy · 2026 · DOI

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