Entrepreneurship Profile of Students of Higher Education (original) (raw)
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Journal of Education and Training, 2020
Purpose-The purpose of this research is to explore the entrepreneurship profile of Turkish university students and to make an evaluation for their entrepreneurship orientation by comparing them with non-entrepreneurially inclined students. Design/methodology/approach-In this study, six traits, namely need for achievement, locus of control, risk taking propensity, tolerance for ambiguity, innovativeness and self-confidence, are used to define the entrepreneurial profile of students. The study is conducted on a random sample of fourth year university students (n ΒΌ 400) from two Turkish universities. The question "what are you planning to do after graduation?" was asked to students in order to discriminate between those who are entrepreneurially inclined and those who are not. Respondents who have a response saying that "I'm planning to form my own business venture" are accepted as potential entrepreneurs. Then, the entrepreneurial traits of these students are subjected to a comparative analysis with other students who do not plan to start their own businesses, and thus are not included in the group of potential entrepreneurs. In short, a 40-item questionnaire is administered to students, with questions related to demographic variables, entrepreneurial inclination, and six entrepreneurial traits above cited (with Likert type items). Findings-The results of the t-tests showed that, except for tolerance for ambiguity and self-confidence, all entrepreneurial traits are found to be higher in entrepreneurially inclined students, as compared to entrepreneurially non-inclined students. That is, these students are found to have higher risk taking propensity, internal locus of control, higher need for achievement and higher innovativeness. Research limitations/implications-The study comprises fourth year students only, and the percentage of students in the sample who wish to be entrepreneurs is quite low (18 per cent). Also, there are only two universities included in the sample. Further study can be conducted on a wider basis to lead to more general conclusions. Practical implications-This study provides insight into entrepreneurship education, as to which entrepreneurial characteristics can be developed to raise good entrepreneurs. Originality/value-This study contributes to understanding the differences between characteristics of entrepreneurially inclined and non-inclined students at the edge of graduation.
STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING ENTREPRENEURIAL INCLINATION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Presently, in India, more than half of the population is in the age group of 15 to 59, known as the economically active age group. It is projected that every year around 6 to 8 million youth will enter the labour force each year for coming ten years. However, on the supply side, there are not these many jobs being created. This indicates that there is a pressing need to effectively implement the system which can absorb the youth in profession. Promoting entrepreneurship in society is one well accepted mechanism to generate employment which has potential to cater to the said problem. However, there are various factors which affect the inclination towards self-employment. Study of these factors will help to understand the perspective of youth towards entrepreneurship. The research study presented here has identified various demographic and non-demographic factors affecting youth towards entrepreneurship. The empirical study has been undertaken focusing on the undergraduate students with sample size of 108 selected mainly from Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar as both the districts are having many institutes offering education in different streams. The research finding has revealed that factors like age, gender, family income, entrepreneurship course etc. do not influence undergraduate students to opt for entrepreneurship. However, the factors like association with entrepreneurship related activities at university level, parents' encouragement and role models from business community are significant in motivating the students towards starting their own business. Based on the findings of the present study and learning lessons from other countries, the author provides recommendations for universities and policy makers to boost the spirit of entrepreneurship among youth.
Generally, entrepreneurship is seen as a catalyst for economic development. With the industrial revolution on top of the fast growing creative and innovative sectors, entrepreneurship is able meet the country's economic demands. Based on the studies widely carried out since decades ago, numerous internal or external factors can be associated with the behaviour of entrepreneurial inclination. The purpose of this study is to identify the connection between motivation, financial support as well as family support and the entrepreneurial inclination among students from Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Polytechnic, Perlis. A total of 181 out of 352 students from Tourism & Hospitality Department and Commerce Department were selected as the samples in the study. Apart from the motivation and support factors, skills and knowledge gained by the students were equally imperative in order to measure their keenness in becoming entrepreneurs. Subsequently, 162 questionnaires were returned to the researcher. The quantitative data gathered were analyzed using the " statistical package for social science (spss) version 22 " .
Explaining Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students: The Role of Entrepreneurial Education
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The article is aimed at the establishment of the impact of entrepreneurial education promoting entrepreneurship among young people. The results of the research confirmed that the main factors of entrepreneurial intention are personality traits (self-efficacy, risk-taking, need for achievement, proactiveness, attitude towards entrepreneurship, behavioural control and internal locus of control), and they can be developed during the study process. With reference to the research results, it was established that in spite of the chosen study program, young people studying in the higher education institution (Kaunas University of Technology) are inclined to seek for entrepreneurship after completion of the studies-it was stated by 77 per cent of the students of economics and 70 per cent of the students of mechanical engineering. It also appeared that the chose study program differently impacts students' intentions to seek for entrepreneurship. The students of economics are of the opinion that economic education not only provides useful knowledge about business start-up, but also contributes to the development of the personality traits mentioned above (mean values vary in the interval from 3.16 to 4.07), while the opinion of the students of mechanical engineering is opposite-education does not provide useful information about business, does not encourage young people's creativity for business start-up, does not contribute to the development of particular personality traits (favourable attitude towards entrepreneurship and the initiative to start-up business) (mean values are lower than 3). In general, studies in a higher education institution should develop entrepreneurial abilities, so the programs designed for the students with technological specialization should be supplemented with the subjects enabling to form entrepreneurial knowledge and skills.
The purpose of this research paper is to explore the entrepreneurship profile of students of University of Kelaniya and to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial inclination and entrepreneurial traits. In this study, six traits were identified according to the past literature. Namely, need for achievement, locus of control, risk taking propensity, tolerance of ambiguity self-confidence and innovativeness. And it was tested that, how this relationship varies with moderator variable, namely, gender. Both primary and secondary data was used in the study. Data were collected from 240 undergraduates at the University of Kelaniya. Mainly mixed method approach was used to analyse data. The results revealed that need for achievement, locus of control, risk taking propensity, self-confidence, and innovativeness positively affect entrepreneurial intention. But, tolerance of ambiguity did not positively affect entrepreneurial inclination. At the same time, they show that, the relationship between inclination and traits weaken by gender. These findings were supported by qualitative study also. This study was provided insight into entrepreneurship education, as to which entrepreneurial characteristics can be developed to raise good entrepreneurs. Educational systems need to be oriented to emphasize and value entrepreneurship in order to promote an enterprise culture. Methods to teach entrepreneurship should also be explored further. This study will help to fill the gap in the existing body of knowledge and provide new knowledge in to the Sri Lankan context.
The aim of our article is to examine the entrepreneurial characteristics of university students in different disciplines, and to develop implications and recommendations for entrepreneurship education programing according to the observed differences. The main research question is to identify whether students from different selected disciplines exhibit different rates of enterprising potential (i.e. tendency to start up and manage projects), and if so, which are the differentiating attributes. To answer this question we conducted a study using the General Enterprising Tendency v2 Test (GET2 test) and analysed the enterprising potential of 370 university students in four different majors (business administration, applied informatics, psychology and pedagogy). The findings of our analysis suggest that there are significant differences in the general enterprising tendency levels, as well as in levels of three out of five its components (namely need for achievement, calculated risk taking and internal locus of control) between the students in analysed majors. In other words, students in different disciplines exhibit different rates of entrepreneurial predispositions. In our article we present and further discuss these findings, especially from the entrepreneurship education perspective in its broadest sense.
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This study investigates the inclination of University Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) students towards entrepreneurship. Specifically it aims to examine the relationship between entrepreneurship education and university students' inclination towards entrepreneurship. This study also examines the moderating effects of demographic characteristics and family business background on budding entrepreneurs undergoing entrepreneurship education. The sampling population comprised of 84 students from the final year UMK students pursuing the undergraduate programme in Entrepreneurship. A self administered questionnaire was used in this study to collect data. The questionnaire consisted of 2 parts: the first part dealt with the Demographic characteristics of the respondents with sub-headings-personal information, family information, education and Willingness to become an entrepreneur. The second part was subdivided into 2 parts-part A and B, whereby 'Part A' covered questions on personality traits (innate talents) of the respondents and 'Part B' comprised of questions on experiential or acquired traits. That is knowledge and skills acquired due to socioeconomic forces. The role of Role models in form educators, books and technology in promoting entrepreneurship was also discussed. After screening a total of 80 questionnaires were deemed completed and usable. This yielded a response rate of 95.2 percent. Descriptive analysis, factor analysis, multiple regression, one-way ANOVA, independent sample t-test were used to test the hypothesized proposition. The results of factor analysis suggested that university students' entrepreneurial inclination was due to their opting to pursue entrepreneurial study programme. Multiple regression was performed to examine the relationship between entrpreneurship education and inclination towards entrepreneurship. The results showed that the role of university in promoting entrepreneurship have statistically significant relationship with student inclination towards entrepreneurship. The hypothesis testing results indicated that in demographic characteristics fathers' occupation and role of university did have an impact on university students' inclination towards entrepreneurship.
Emerald Insight, 2019
Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to explore the entrepreneurial characteristics among university students in India studying business and also comparing the levels of entrepreneurial characteristics between entrepreneurially inclined and entrepreneurially not inclined students. Design/methodology/approach-In this study, the authors included six entrepreneurial characteristics, namely, risk taking propensity, innovativeness, locus of control, need for achievement, general self-efficacy and tolerance for ambiguity to define the entrepreneurial profile of students. Convenient sampling was used for collecting the data using a seven-point Likert scale based on 38-items self-administered questionnaire. Data were collected from three universities of different cities, namely, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, CSJM University, Kanpur and KMCUAF University, Lucknow. In total, 300 questionnaires were distributed in each of the universities, and 719 questionnaires were found statistically suitable for the study. Students were asked the question "What career option are you planning to choose after completing your graduation?" to know the inclination of the students. Findings-Results of the t-test confirmed that levels of all the entrepreneurial characteristics are higher in entrepreneurially inclined students when compared to entrepreneurially not inclined students except in terms of general self-efficacy. Thus, entrepreneurially inclined students carry higher risk taking propensity, innovativeness, locus of control, need for achievement and tolerance for ambiguity. Research limitations/implications-This study is confined only to undergraduate students from business background, and only three universities were included in the sample. Further research can be done taking students from different streams, namely, engineering, science and technology and arts etc. University-wise studies can also be conducted with the view to bring comparability among the students in terms of levels of entrepreneurial characteristics based upon the inclination shown. Practical implications-This research provides the deeper understanding about what course contents are effective in developing entrepreneurial characteristics among the students and what are to be added with the view to raise potential entrepreneurs. Originality/value-This paper contributes to establishing the differences across different entrepreneurial characteristics between entrepreneurially inclined and non-inclined undergraduate students.
Behaviours and entrepreneurial intention: Empirical findings about secondary students
Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2011
The identification of the entrepreneurs' characteristics and the knowledge of the entrepreneurial profile of university students have been assuming a growing importance in the development of educational programs directed towards the entrepreneurship and start-up processes. This study aims to identify the factors that most contribute for the intention to start up a business. The research also tries to identify the profile of a potential entrepreneur student concerning several characteristics: personal attributes, family, demographic variables and motivations. Research findings include the idea that entrepreneurship education is the most relevant factor in what concerns the propensity to business creation. On the other side, personal characteristics have an important role in shaping motivation to start-up a business and perceived hurdles have a negative impact in the intention to start-up. The results may be relevant when developing an adequate educational program directed to the entrepreneurship education and start-up processes.