An Empirical study of Entrepreneurial Intent; An application on Business Graduates of Sultanate of Oman (original) (raw)
2019, Science International
Since Middle East has been facing oil crisis as a result of sharp fall in oil price in international market, the importance of entrepreneurship has been increased indefatigably as an alternative to fortify and boost the Middle East economies. Entrepreneurship is held in higher esteem being major influence in bolstering any economy. Against this backdrop, the current study is an attempt to explore how Omani students are inspired to opt entrepreneurship as their aspired endeavour in future and how they can be motivated to adopt entrepreneurial career. Exploratory research has been conducted on the students of two colleges from different geographical areas to endorse and validate the proposition. Empirical findings of the present study conclude that attitude towards entrepreneurship (ATE) and perceived behavioural control (PBC) are the strongest predicators of entrepreneurial intentions (EI) among Omani students. Government and educational institutions are formulated to foster entrepreneurial intent among students by providing conducive educational environment and business incubation services. However subjective norms (SN) have been concluded as a weaker predicator of EI. That reveals a less social and family pressure on the students for entrepreneurial career because of some cultural constraints of the Gulf region.
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