The influence of religious beliefs on entrepreneurial intention: an analysis from the perspective of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Abstract The objective of this research was to analyze the influence of religious beliefs and the dimensions of the Theory of Planned Behavior in entrepreneurial intention. Based on a sample of 448 university students, a quantitative descriptive research was carried out using statistical analysis of the data: exploratory factor analysis, inferential statistics, and logistic regression. The results showed that: (i) the students most likely to have entrepreneurial intention are those influenced by religious beliefs and attitudes favorable to entrepreneurship; and (ii) the subjective norms of recognition of entrepreneurship and the perceived control of entrepreneurship did not have statistically significant influences on the entrepreneurial intention of the students. In addition, it was found that the variables: age, initial semester, and family entrepreneurs influenced the entrepreneurial intention of university students. With this research, we sought to provide a broader picture of variables that seek to explain the process of forming the entrepreneurial intention.