scholarly journals A Non-Parametric Analysis of the Relationship between Business Experience and Entrepreneurial Intention of Final-Year University Students

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 1955
Author(s):  
Oana Simona Hudea ◽  
Sorin-George Toma ◽  
Marin Burcea
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Parametric Analysis ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Direct Experience ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Business Experience ◽  
The Relationship

Last decades have witnessed that exposure to business activities, through family and direct experience, positively influences students’ entrepreneurial intention (EI). The paper aims to present and analyze the relationship between business experience (BE) and EI in the case of final-year university students, specialized in business administration and marketing, resorting to this end to a standardized questionnaire, developed by the authors and finalized following a pilot survey. The hypotheses considered, centered on the study of the existence of any contingency or correlational relationship between the BE of students, and their EI, based on related coefficients applicable in such case, have been confirmed, in line with similar studies. Theoretically, this paper contributes to the enrichment of the literature on students’ EI in higher education institutions (HEIs). Practically, students’ EI can be stimulated and encouraged by a deeper involvement of HEIs in entrepreneurship education, thereby creating a challenging entrepreneurial academic environment through a plethora of measures, such as establishing university spin-offs and closer relationships with their specific external stakeholders (e.g., entrepreneurs, businessmen).

scholarly journals The influence of sex and gender-role orientation in the decision to become an entrepreneur

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Perez-Quintana ◽  
Esther Hormiga ◽  
Joan Carles Martori ◽  
Rafa Madariaga
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Role Orientation ◽  
Gender Role Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between sex, gender-role orientation (GRO) and the decision to become an entrepreneur. Because of the fact that gender stereotypes have influences on the preferences and choices of individuals in their career, this research proposes the following objectives: to determine the existence of gender stereotypes that have an influence on human behaviour and specially in this research context; to measure the GRO of each individual; and, finally, to analyze the relationship between the entrepreneurial intention, the sex and the GRO of participants. Design/methodology/approach Based on a questionnaire, this study follows the Bem Sex-Role Inventory methodology to perform an analysis by means of the multiple regression model. This study uses two different samples of 760 students who attend business administration and management undergraduate programs. Findings The outcomes show that GRO is a better predictor of the decision to become an entrepreneur than biological sex. Moreover, the results for the whole sample confirm the relationship between masculine and androgynous GRO with entrepreneurial intention, whereas there is also evidence of feminine GRO when we consider only women. Research limitations/implications In line with previous studies that link GRO and entrepreneurship, in this paper, the authors have analyzed business administration students’ view to draw conclusions. The next step is to apply the gender perspective to advance in the analysis of the features that characterize business managers. Likewise, it is interesting to continue the study of gender social construction in entrepreneurship focusing on the discourse used by entrepreneurs or in the media. Practical implications The conclusions of this study are relevant for educators and trainers of future entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurial archetype evolves from masculinity to androgyny. This may help women entrepreneurial intentions. Emphasizing androgynous traits is a way to disable male stereotype domination and threat. This possibility is open, not only for educators who have the ability to improve this perception but also for media, advertising companies and women to push and value female entrepreneurship. Social implications The implicit dynamism in GROs leads to the possibility of changes in workplace views and especially in entrepreneurship as a career option. In this way, it is possible that the general belief that the company owners are men may change. Improving women entrepreneurs’ social visibility, which acts as “role models” may increase female entrepreneur intention. Moreover, emphasis on the androgynous entrepreneur traits in forums at different levels of education, in entrepreneur training activities, will certainly increase the women entrepreneur intention if they perceive they have positively valued traits for entrepreneurship. Originality/value Selecting 31 items related with the entrepreneur person, this work tests empirically their gender categorization. This procedure allows to measure participants’ GRO following the four gender categories and classify them by sex. Finally, the authors analyze the influence the GRO and sex exert over entrepreneurial intention and provide empirical evidence in favour that GRO is a more robust variable to predict entrepreneurial intention than sex, and androgynous GRO is the most influential category on entrepreneurial intention.

Pathways toward entrepreneurial intention among Malaysian universities’ students

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanieh Alipour Bazkiaei ◽  
Noor Ullah Khan ◽  
Ateeq-ur-Rehman Irshad ◽  
Adeel Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeEntrepreneurship is a vital source of job creation and a key driver in promoting economic growth. The Malaysian government encourages higher educational institutions (HEIs) to develop more competitive and innovative graduates for the economy so that Malaysia achieves high-income nation status by 2025. This study aims to investigate the mediating role of attitude toward entrepreneurship (ATE) in the relationship between key psychological factors, that is, subjective norm (SN), perceived behavior control (PBC), big-five (BF) personality traits, entrepreneurial motivation (EM) and educational factors (EFs) with entrepreneurial intention (EI) among Malaysian university students.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a quantitative design based on a positivist approach. The adopted questionnaire was used as the survey instrument. The primary data were collected from a sample of 251 final-year students in the management field who were enrolled in research-intensive Malaysian universities. Data were analyzed through the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique using AMOS 24 software.FindingsFindings confirmed that the BF personality traits, EM, PBC, SN, ATE and EFs were positively related to EI. Furthermore, ATE mediated the relationship between BF personality traits, EM, PBC, SN, EF, and EI among Malaysian university students.Research limitations/implicationsThis research provides critical insights into the key antecedents, for example, psychological and EFs, in explaining the EI of university students and future graduates. However, results can only be generalized to research-intensive Malaysian universities.Originality/valueThis study investigated the relationship between psychological factors, that is, BF personality traits, EM, PBC, SN and EFs in predicting EI of Malaysian university students. ATE mediated the relationship between BF personality traits, EM, PBC, SN, EF and EI among these students.

Exploring the Relationship between Facebook and Self-Esteem among Turkish University Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 62-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevinç Mersin ◽  
Ali Acılar
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Turkish University Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the use of Facebook and self-esteem among Turkish university students. Research data were obtained by surveying the undergraduate students in the Business Administration and Economics Departments of Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, in the academic year of 2013-2014. A questionnaire, including Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, was used to collect the data. According to the results of the study, self-esteem of Turkish university students does not have significant association with Facebook use. It was found that there was no statistically significant difference between self-esteem of those who use and those do not use Facebook. In addition, there was also no relationship found between characteristics of Facebook use and self-esteem among Facebook users either.

scholarly journals Enhancing Entrepreneurial Intention and Innovativeness of University Students: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Alertness

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izlem Gozukara ◽  
Nurdan Colakoglu
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Entrepreneurial Alertness ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Turkish University Students ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Entrepreneurship is a process of value creation consisting of committing time and effort, considering financial, social and other risks, resulting financial gain. The initial step of entrepreneurship is to recognize opportunities, which refers to a mechanism of intention. Empirical studies have provided evidence that entrepreneurial behavior is best predicted by intention. Intention, in turn, is associated with certain personality traits and attributes. This study aims to investigate the mediating effect of entrepreneurial alertness on the relationship between innovativeness and entrepreneurial intention of Turkish university students. The results of the study demonstrated that innovativeness has a positive effect on entrepreneurial intention, and entrepreneurial alertness fully mediates the relationship between innovativeness and entrepreneurial alertness. The present paper suggests that higher education institutions should focus on modifying personal attitudes of college students through entrepreneurship education and business incubation programs in order to foster enterprise creation and thereby economic development.</p>

scholarly journals Influence of demographic factors on the entrepreneurial intentions of university students in Oman

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ahmar Uddin ◽  
Shariq Mohammad ◽  
Samir Hammami
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
High Level ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This paper aims to examine the relationship of four critical demographic factors, namely, Father’s occupation, Gender, Experience and Level of education on the entrepreneurial intention of Omani university students. The study uses a structured questionnaire to conduct a survey which is administered to the students of Dhofar University. The data collected are analyzed and it is found that there is a high level of intentions among students to start entrepreneurial ventures. Moreover, demographic factors are found to be influencing the entrepreneurial intention. Among the demographic factors experience is found to have the maximum influence on the entrepreneurial interest. The results suggest a need to provide students with on job training for gaining experience along with their educational programs. As an increase in experience will lead to a higher entrepreneurial intention of students and thus the likelyhood of a student becoming an entrepreneur will increase. Furthermore, universities and government should promote entrepreneurship training programs taking into account the Father’s occupation, Gender, Experience and Education Levels of students

scholarly journals Intención Emprendedora Académica: un estudio a través de la Teoría del Comportamiento Planeado

Nova Scientia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz M Terán-Pérez ◽  
Cuitláhuac Valdez Lafarga ◽  
Alejandra Miranda Félix ◽  
Pedro Flores Leal
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Academic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Perceived Utility ◽  
Business Experience

The study of Entrepreneurial Intention is essential to understand the beginning of the entrepreneurship process. The literature on academic entrepreneurship sustains a shortage of research related to how an individual, in the academic environment, develops the entrepreneurial intention of starting a spin-off. Starting from the Theory of Planned Behavior, the objective of the present study is to analyze the incidence of motivational antecedents (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived control) on Academic Entrepreneurial Intention and examine the effect of individual factors (creativity, perceived utility, self-confidence, business experience) and context (business experience, entrepreneurship training, and business environment) in said antecedents. Method:  The data collection was through a survey applied randomly to 172 academics from the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa in various areas of knowledge (technical and social). Data analysis was carried out using the multivariate Structural Equation Model technique, through the Partial Least Squares approach, for which the Smart PLS software was used. Results: The result of the structural equation model showed that the main antecedent of the academic entrepreneurial intention is the attitude towards entrepreneurship. This, in turn, is influenced by Creativity and Perceived Utility. Discussion: The research’s structural model allows predictive evidence of unobservable variables that influence entrepreneurial intention’s formation in the academic environment. Also, the findings present practical implications that are useful for university management to promote academic entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial inclination of students at a private university in Malaysia

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjit Singh Sandhu ◽  
Kamal Kishore Jain ◽  
Mohar Yusof
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Relationship

Most past studies on studentsʼ entrepreneurial intention tend to focus on the phenomenon in developed countries.There is limited research on entrepreneurial intention of university students from developing nations. This article intends to close this gap by providing some insights into students℉ entrepreneurial inclination in a developing country, Malaysia. A total of 234 students from three faculties at both graduate and undergraduate levels were surveyed to examine their entrepreneurial inclination and also to examine the relationship between their demographic and social characteristics with entrepreneurial inclination.The study found strong entrepreneurial inclination among the students. Significant difference was found between students studying part time and full time and their entrepreneurial inclination. Significant difference was also found between the type of program enrolled in and students℉ entrepreneurial inclination. Further analysis and other findings were reported and recommendation for future research are been put forth in this article.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Intention among University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Jennifer Wijangga ◽  
Ersa Lanang Sanjaya
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy in entrepreneurship with entrepreneurial intentions among university students, specifically for those who are in their final semester. As for its research method, this study uses a quantitative method to explain the relationship between variables by collecting data that has been distributed to 104 respondents. The research instrument for this study is a scale of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and an entrepreneurial intention scale, both of which meet reliability requirements. The result of the study states that there is a positive and significant relationship between self-efficacy entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intentions.

scholarly journals Relationship between Business Administration Ability and Innovation Ability Formation of University Students Based on Data Mining and Empirical Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Lilei Gao
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Mining ◽  
University Students ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Innovation Ability ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Scale Of Education ◽  
Strong Ability

With the continuous development of science and technology, the scale of education is slowly expanding, but at the same time, what is more important is the quality of higher education. This issue has also become a hot topic of concern for the society nowadays. Higher education, which is at the top of the education chain, has the important task of training talents for society. The cultivation of talents includes not only the ability to innovate but also the ability to manage business. The purpose of this paper is to study and empirically analyze the relationship between business administration competency and innovation competency formation among university students based on data mining (DM). This paper mainly uses the K-means algorithm in DM to extract relevant data and then conducts a questionnaire survey to analyze the innovation ability and business administration ability of university students; the results showed that 24 respondents considered their innovation ability is relatively poor, accounting for 20.98%; 137 respondents considered their innovation ability is average, accounting for 47.9% of the total, nearly half; and 65 respondents thought that their innovation ability is relatively strong. In the end, 60 respondents thought that their innovation ability is very strong and half of the respondents thought that their innovation ability is generally poor. Generally speaking, the tests have a strong ability to innovate. The evaluation is generally average.

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