From University Student to Entrepreneur – Factors Influencing the Entrepreneurial Intentions of Business Development MSc Students

Author information:

Krisztofer Szabó: Corvinus University of Budapest, PhD student. E-mail: krisztofer.szabo@uni-corvinus.hu

Márta Aranyossy: Corvinus University of Budapest, Associate Professor. E-mail: marta.aranyossy@uni-corvinus.hu

Dóra Bárczy: Corvinus University of Budapest, MSc Graduate. E-mail: barczy.dora@gmail.com

Cite as (APA):

Szabó, K., Aranyossy, M., & Bárczy, D. (2022). From University Student to Entrepreneur – Factors Influencing the Entrepreneurial Intentions of Business Development MSc Students. Financial and Economic Review, 21(2), 125–151. https://doi.org/10.33893/FER.21.2.125

Column:

Study

Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes:

M13, I23, I25

Keywords:

starting a business, entrepreneurial intention, encouraging entrepreneurship at universities

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