Entrepreneurial Passion and Self-Efficacy Among Business and Engineering Students

This study examines entrepreneurial passion (EP) and perceived entrepreneurial capability among 736 business (Management) and engineering students at Lovely Professional University, India. Utilizing a 23-item Likert-scale survey, we assessed EP across inventing, founding, and developing domains, with perceived capability as a proxy for self-efficacy. Findings reveal that Management students exhibit significantly higher EP (M=5.8) compared to Engineering students (M=4.6). A moderate positive correlation (r=0.42) exists between EP and perceived capability. Independent t-tests confirmed significant EP differences between streams (p¡0.001), and regression analysis indicated EP predicts perceived capability (R²=0.18). These results highlight the influence of educational background on entrepreneurial traits and suggest tailored entrepreneurship education strategies to enhance EP and capability across disciplines.