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Contém: vol. 1 : Ancient to baroque
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to involve the differences in the entrepreneurial intentions of student
at higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Portuguese regions (mainland and insular).
Design/methodology/approach – Applying a sample of 594 valid responses, the authors analyzed the
data according to linear regression models.
Findings – The results convey how HEI students generally do not intend to become entrepreneurs in both
the mainland and the insular regions. Although HEI students broadly do not aim to launch their own
businesses, the results show that students in mainland regions feel they have the skills to start a business and
drive it to success. In insular regions, students feel encouraged by their friends and family to set up their own
business. When comparing insular and mainland regions, the results demonstrate how in insular regions,
there is a greater probability that HEI students become entrepreneurs than in the mainland regions.
Furthermore, entrepreneurial intentions in the mainland regions develop in terms of “opportunities” while
driven by necessity in the insular regions.
Practical implications – This furthermore makes recommendations to regional governments and to HEIs
in order to enable better encouragement of entrepreneurship in academia.
Originality/value – This study is original and innovative due to its comparison of the entrepreneurial intentions
prevailing in mainland and insular regions and may propose new highlights to the academic scientific literature.