TY - JOUR AU - Edigbo, Anthony Ogbuinya AU - Ogbo, Anastasia AU - Onwe, Chukwuemeka Christain AU - Igwe, Anthony AU - Okafor, Lawrence Chima PY - 2021/11/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Mediating role of entrepreneurial alertness between prior entrepreneurial exposures and entrepreneurial intentions JF - Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review JA - EBER VL - 9 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.15678/EBER.2021.090405 UR - https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/1263 SP - 67-84 AB - <table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="907"><p><strong>Objective:</strong> The objective of the study is to ascertain the mediating role of entrepreneurial alertness (EA) on the prior entrepreneurial exposures (PEE) and entrepreneurial intentions (EI) relationship of fresh graduates in Nigeria.</p></td></tr><tr><td width="907"><p><strong>Research&nbsp;Design&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Methods:</strong> We conducted a survey on fresh graduates in Nigeria (n = 387). The data gathered were analysed using Hayes’ simultaneous entry on SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS 3.</p></td></tr><tr><td width="907"><p><strong>Findings:</strong> We found that PEE leads to an entrepreneurship career intention. We concluded that EA improves the PEE–EI relationship amongst fresh graduates in an emerging economy.</p></td></tr><tr><td width="907"><p><strong>Implications&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Recommendations:</strong> The theory of EA is a good predictor of EI and a good mediator in the PEE–EI relationships, therefore further studies should consider EI models, especially those that involve EA and fresh graduates instead of students.</p></td></tr><tr><td width="907"><p><strong>Contribution&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Value&nbsp;Added:</strong> We advance the understanding of PEE-EI relationship by utilizing the EA theory as a mediator while also testing this on a fresh graduate population in an emerging economy.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> ER -