Entrepreneurial self-efficacy in female Latin American university students

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of locus of control, the social environment, and the university environment on the entrepreneurial self-efficacy of female university students in Latin America. Hypotheses were tested using a sample of students on business administration, computing, and engineering programs taken from the Global University entrepreneurial spirit students' survey, 2018. Deductive triangulation sequential analysis (QUAN → qual) was performed using Stata 12 Software and interviews. The analyses show a positive effect of locus of control, the university environment, and the social environment on the entrepreneurial self-efficacy of female university students, with locus of control having the most significant effect. These findings corroborate those arguments supporting the effect of these variables as predictors of entrepreneurial self-efficacy in female university students.