Family education? Unpacking parental factors for tourism and hospitality students' entrepreneurial intention

This paper advances a social influence perspective on the nurturing of tourism and hospitality students' entrepreneurial intention. Specifically, we hypothesize the mediated nature of the parent-offspring entrepreneurial intention link, and locate the key influencer at parents' attitude formation, rather than treating parents' attitudes as given. Our theorization and empirical results from analyses of Chinese tourism and hospitality students add to the ongoing academic discussions around students' intention for tourism and hospitality entrepreneurship, and bear implications for tourism and hospitality educators, practitioners, and policymakers alike.