http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/12589 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:49:20 GMT 2026-05-15T12:49:20Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/12600 Studying the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy, University Ecosystem and Entrepreneurial Intention in India Paray, Zahoor Ahmed; Kumar, Sumit In the recent era, entrepreneurship is evolved as potential sector for employment generation and economic development across the globe. In this context, factors such as demographic, regional, individual role, behavioral and ecosystem factors have its own significance to entrepreneurship in literature. Although the significance of these factors in new venture formation varies across the regions. Therefore, researchers claim the urge to explore these factors in different context to strengthen the speed of new venture creation. This research explores the influence of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and ecosystem provides by the Indian institution to foster entrepreneurship intention. The data is collected from Indian Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) using survey questionnaire. This research also highlights the impact of controlled variables such as gender, educational level, and Indian geographic regions on entrepreneurial intention of the students. Fourteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Rajeev Sharma, Sunil Shukla, Amit Kumar Dwivedi & Ganapathi Batthini Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/12600 2021-02-25T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/12599 Nurturing Entrepreneurial Intentions of Students Using Virtual Communities Khan, Mohammad Furqan; Amin, Faseeh; Khanday, Naila Web 2.0 technologies have completely transformed the learning and teaching pedagogies, affecting millions of students worldwide. Virtual communities on social media can play a vital role in helping students to learn new skills and upgrade their knowledge through the exchange of information (Preece, 1999). Unquestionably two main features responsible for this dramatic change are its knowledge-sharing capacities coupled with interactive interface. This study is a unique attempt to understand how social media can be used to imparting entrepreneurial training and how it can influence intentions to start a business venture. Results from this study revealed that the entrepreneurial Intentions are the consequence of the knowledge-sharing activities and interaction in virtual knowledge communities. This research has suggestions for practitioners as well as academicians. Sharing of Information and social interaction between members can be extremely useful in educating young entrepreneurs. For researcher working on entrepreneurial intentions, this study has initiated a new discussion on online entrepreneurial education and learning, which needs to be further explored. Fourteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Rajeev Sharma, Sunil Shukla, Amit Kumar Dwivedi & Ganapathi Batthini Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/12599 2021-02-25T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/12598 Mindfulness Training: Way to Enhance Entrepreneurial Orientation Prakash, Deepti Mindfulness is the deliberate exercise of focusing on an individual’s attention on the present moment and accepting it without any verdict. This practice needs to be brought up in the corporate world; because mindfulness has immense benefits that can enhance employees’ well-being. A total sample of 152 employees (from start-ups and SMEs of Delhi NCR) was taken into consideration for this study. The statistical technique of MANOVA was used to explore the relationship between mindfulness training, Gender and level of mindfulness with entrepreneurial orientation. The study emphasizes that mindfulness training introduces positive difference in the levels of Entrepreneurial Orientation amongst individuals. Mindfulness training will modify the corporate training design and is assured to get a special position; specially to enhance the entrepreneurial spirit. Fourteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Rajeev Sharma, Sunil Shukla, Amit Kumar Dwivedi & Ganapathi Batthini Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/12598 2021-02-25T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/12597 Innovating to Connect: The Strategic Intent behind CommonFloor’s Success Datta, Deepmalya; Gandhi, Meenakshi; Joshi, Manoj Often, the problems faced by innovative individuals propel them to think of solutions for easing out the troubles for self. The solution may be of a scalable nature with scope of expansion for general benefit to society and if in the process, a profitable business outlook emerges nothing betters it. The purpose of this study is to explore the journey of an entrepreneurial endeavour to understand the underlying strategic intent for the success. The case study draws from secondary resources and brings in the element of authenticity through additional material and primary interviews of the founders available in supplementary resources thus plugging in the voids in constructing the case. The case also attempts to bring out the traits of an innovative entrepreneur creating an inclusive ecosystem through community connect for business growth. The broad objectives are to identify entrepreneurial traits that foster innovation, analyse the model of the business, and bring out the strategic intent linking the innovative practices of the incumbent enterprise ‘CommonFloor’ in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business environment. Fourteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Rajeev Sharma, Sunil Shukla, Amit Kumar Dwivedi & Ganapathi Batthini Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/12597 2021-02-25T00:00:00Z