Author(s): Cai Li, Habib ur Rehman, Shoaib Asim
Present study aimed to investigate the contribution of business incubation centers in fostering entrepreneurship along with entrepreneurship education. A mediated model is proposed to clarify our understanding about the phenomenon. The study used survey technique to approach the objectives of the research. Questionnaire survey was conducted in public sector universities of Pakistan in the year 2017. Structural Equation Modeling technique is applied to test the causal effect of entrepreneurship education and business incubation on entrepreneurial intention of the respondents. The results proclaim that both the entrepreneurship education and business incubation have direct positive impact on entrepreneurial intention of the students. The results also evidenced that entrepreneurial self-efficacy mediates the relationship of entrepreneurship education, business incubation and entrepreneurial intention.