Impact of entrepreneurial programs on master’s degree students at ISAAS considering the long-term perspective

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to analyze the impact and effects of formal teaching of entrepreneurial programs on master’s degree students at the High Institute of Business Administration of Sfax (ISAAS) in Tunisia considering the long-term perspective. The study focused on two main aspects of impact when considering: * Entrepreneurial intention and profile of participants (Krueger et Brazeal, 1994 ; Krueger et al, 2000; Tounés, 2001); * Life career of these participants by examining how they have transferred their knowledge to their professional work (according to literature on learning transfer, Phillips, 1997; Baldwin & Ford, 1988). Empirically, the findings show that programs offered by Entrepreneurship’s Professional Master (EPM) have a positive impact on entrepreneurial intention and profiles of participants. Then, entrepreneurship’s master alumni how have find a job have transferred what they have learned on their works. Therefore, individual factors such as individual motivation and self-efficacy are the most stimulators of learning transfer. Finally, learning transfer has led to individual performance.