EXPLORING KEY FACTORS AFFECTING
TECHNOPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS: A
STUDY OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS'
ATTITUDES TOWARDS
TECHNOPRENEURSHIP
Aisha Iqbal, Shah Nawaz Khan, Darjan Karabasevic, Olgica Milošević, Suzana Doljanica, Svetlana Marković, Dragan Doljanica
Abstract: In the era of digitalization, existing businesses need to embed technological aspects in their operations and new ventures need to come up with ideas based on technology to tackle the challenges of the technological era. At the same time, the economic development of societies is also needed to focus. Entrepreneurship and technological usage are considered as the key driving force of economies. As entrepreneurship with technological changes and advancement is in the limelight and because of its endorsement in economic growth, most universities around the globe offer related programs or courses to their students to enhance their knowledge in this regard. This study aims to identify the impact of education, personal innovativeness, and self-confidence on students' intention towards technopreneurial intentions. Therefore, a conceptual framework is developed with the focus on self-confidence, entrepreneurial education, personal innovativeness of engineering students who are on the way to their career path and studied entrepreneurial courses.
Keywords: Technopreneurship; Technopreneurial activities; Technopreneurial education; Technopreneurial self-confidence; Technopreneurial personal innovativeness; Technopreneurial intentions; Theory of Planned Behavior
DOI: 10.24874/IJQR20.03-05
Recieved: 19.01.2026 Accepted: 16.07.2026 UDC:
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