"The Investigation of Effect of Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy on Strengthening Entrepreneurial Intention of Students (Case Study: Students of Payam-e noor University, Bijar city)"

Journal Title: Roshd-e-Fanavari - Year 2014, Vol 10, Issue 39

Abstract

"studies show that the trend of entrepreneurship and topics related to it has been increased dramatically in recent years. Among the raised issues in entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurship intention can be referred as the most important predictor of entrepreneurial activities in the society. Entrepreneurial intention is one of the important variables in the annual study of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Therefore, studying the factors which affect on the intention and strengthening can increase the entrepreneurship intention in the society. Among these factors, entrepreneurial self-efficacy is expressed as one of the most important factors which influences the intention. Self-efficacy has six major indicators, based on which it is measured. In the present study, only two variables of ""subjective possibility"" (self-efficacy) and ""entrepreneurial intention"" of Liban’s model have been studied. This study is practical in terms of entrepreneurship intention and regarding data collection method has a descriptive survey type. The sample population of the present study includes all students of Payam Noor University, Bijar city. The results show that those two indicators have a positive and significant impact on entrepreneurial intention. Also among the indicators, the skills of identifying market opportunities and new product development and skill of recognizing the main target contributes more in term of the prediction of entrepreneurial intention."

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Mehran Foladi, Hamzeh Baghani

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Mehran Foladi, Hamzeh Baghani (2014). "The Investigation of Effect of Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy on Strengthening Entrepreneurial Intention of Students (Case Study: Students of Payam-e noor University, Bijar city)". Roshd-e-Fanavari, 10(39), 29-36. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-175286