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2025: Proceedings International Conference on Education Innovation and Social Science

The Effect of Technopreneurial Self-Efficacy on Technopreneurship Intention: The Moderating Role of Technopreneurial Motivation

Saady, Farma Ladia (Unknown)
Kurjono, K (Unknown)
Mulyani, Heni (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Oct 2025

Abstract

This study examines the effect of technopreneurial self-efficacy (TSE) on technopreneurship intention (TI) among non-engineering university students, with technopreneurial motivation (TM) as a moderating variable. Grounded in the Theory of Planned Behavior, TSE reflects perceived behavioral control, while TM functions as a motivational driver that can strengthen intention formation. A quantitative survey was conducted with 224 non-engineering undergraduates at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia who had completed at least one entrepreneurship-related course. Data were collected via an online questionnaire using validated measurement scales and analyzed through Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that TSE has a significant positive effect on TI (p < 0.001), TM positively influences TI (p < 0.001), and TM significantly moderates the TSE-TI relationship (p = 0.014), although with a small effect size. The model accounts for 65.9% of the variance in TI, emphasizing the combined influence of capability beliefs and motivational forces on technopreneurial intentions. These findings extend the Theory of Planned Behavior by integrating a motivational construct into the prediction of technology-based entrepreneurial intention, particularly within the underexplored context of non-technical students. The study recommends that higher education institutions adopt integrative interventions—such as experiential learning, mentoring, and digital business simulations—to concurrently strengthen self-efficacy and nurture intrinsic motivation, thereby fostering a more inclusive and innovative technopreneurship ecosystem.

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Abbrev

iceiss

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Subject

Education Social Sciences

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International Conference on Education Innovation and Social Science (ICEISS) is organized by the Accounting Education Study Program, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for the researchers, education practitioners, ...