Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Collaboration, Mentorship and Entrepreneur-Driven Mindset of Business Education Students

Résumé

In the contemporary landscape of global economics, fostering entrepreneurship has emerged as a pivotal strategy for sustainable economic growth. This study investigates the relationship between entrepreneurial collaboration, mentorship, and the development of an entrepreneur-driven mindset (EDM) among business education students. The design for the study was a non-experimental correlational design. The targeted population involves 1,412 business education students. A sample size of 303 was determined and used for the study through Survey Monkey sample calculator. Simple random sampling technique was used to select individual respondents for the study. Data were collected through a structured self-administered questionnaire containing a 5-pont Likert response scale and demographic items was designed for collection of data. A reliability test was also conducted and analyzed using Cronbach Alpha coefficient method on the instrument which yielded an overall reliability coefficient of 0.83. The method used for analysis was Person Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Regression Analysis (RA) through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for the generated data. Findings reveal that entrepreneurial collaboration and mentorship have significant and strong positive relationship with entrepreneur-driven mindset of students. Furthermore, the interaction of collaboration and mentorship was found to enhance EDM. The study concludes that fostering collaborative networks and structured mentorship programs within business education curricula is essential for equipping students with the entrepreneurial mindset required for sustainable entrepreneurship career success in the 21st century. Implications are drawn for educators, policymakers, and curriculum developers, with recommendations for integrating mentorship schemes and collaborative projects into entrepreneurial education.