Abstract:

Purpose - This study aims to identify the mediation role of self-sufficiency in the relationship between crisis perception and entrepreneurial intention. Method - The research universe consists of students studying in tourism faculty. The data was easily collected using the sampling technique and reached to 247 students who received tourism education. The data of the study was collected in the face-to-face survey technique and analyzed using the structural equality model. The findings - The research results show that there is a positive and meaningful relationship between the perception of the crisis and the entrepreneurial intention of the students who receive tourism education, and the same positive and meaningful relationship between the entrepreneurial intention and the entrepreneurial intention. The research also found that self-sufficiency, crisis perception and entrepreneurial intention have a mediation effect on the relationship. Discussions - This study is important in terms of contributing to literature and practitioners by showing that the perception of crisis can also positively affect the intention of entrepreneurship.

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