MABIS: Manajemen dan Bisnis
Vol 25, No 2 (2026): July 2026

From AI to startup “Dreams”: How confidence and cost shape entrepreneurial intentions among accounting students

Lailatun Nafisa (Department of Accounting, University of Surabaya, Indonesia and Institut Teknologi Dan Bisnis Yadika Pasuruan, Indonesia)
Ach Maulidi (Department of Accounting, University of Surabaya, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study examines how AI-related capabilities influence entrepreneurial intention through the role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and cost mindfulness among accounting students. The study focuses on three dimensions of AI capability, including AI ambidexterity, AI literacy, and AI utilisation, to understand how these elements contribute to the development of perceived entrepreneurial ability. Data were collected from university students and analysed using SmartPLS to assess both measurement and structural models. Practically, we used questionnaires distributed to accounting students in a particular university. In terms of the research procedure, the data collection process was carried out through direct engagement with students. The findings show that AI ambidexterity, AI literacy, and AI utilisation have significant relationships with entrepreneurial self-efficacy, highlighting that different forms of capability contribute in complementary ways. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy is also found to have a significant effect on entrepreneurial intention and mediates the relationship between AI-related capabilities and intention. In contrast, cost mindfulness does not show a direct effect on entrepreneurial intention, although it plays a moderating role in shaping how self-efficacy translates into intention. These results suggest that entrepreneurial intention is formed through a process where capability is interpreted as confidence before influencing action. The study contributes to lietrature by offering a more integrated understanding of how technological capability, self-perception, and resource awareness interact in shaping entrepreneurial intention in a digital context.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mabis

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Manajemen & Bisnis (MABIS) is an open access journal with ISSN 1412-3789 and e-ISSN 2477-1783. The editorial board invites authors and experts to publish and share their ideas through scientific and empirical research in the field of Management and Business. The major objective of the publication is ...