Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and lifestyle, the strategy of entrepreneurship intention achievement (Case study: University of Jahad Applied Sciences in Markazi province- Nimvar branch)
Subject Areas : Generalمهتاب عشقی عراقی 1 * , فاطمه غنی پور 2
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Entrepreneurship is not a profession, but beyond that, it is a lifestyle or a science that is constantly associated with the entrepreneur and affects his entire life; from choosing religion to choosing a spouse, job and method of doing it. Entrepreneurs live in a special style and deal with problems and issues in a special way. They have an entrepreneurial life that they may or may not have entrepreneurial business in their life. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy (Motivation and education, creativity and innovation, risk-taking, entrepreneurial skills (managerial, technical and leadership), professional experience and independence, source of control) and lifestyle in order to achieve students’ and employees entrepreneurship intention at University of Jahad Applied Sciences in Markazi province- Nimvar branch in 95-96.The used research methodology was survey. The statistic population was consisted of 140 students. Among this number 103 were selected as a sample by using Krejcie and Morgan (1970). Data was collected through four questionnaires namely lifestyle (LSQ), Smith’s entrepreneurial skills, entrepreneur self-efficacy of Vlinan, Chen and Lurz, entrepreneurship intention of de Noble and McGee. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the lifestyle and the entrepreneurship intention with creativity and innovation (r=0.39 and p≤0.02), professional experience and independence (r=0.75 and p≤0.03), risk-taking (r=0.54 and p≤0.009), entrepreneurial skills (r=0.82 and p≤0.000), motivation and education (r=0.81 and p≤0.006) and source of control (r=0.95 and p≤0.04). In other words, the higher lifestyle, the higher motivation of improvement and education, creativity and innovation, risk-taking, entrepreneurial skills (managerial, technical and leadership) and there is a relationship between lifestyle and source of control, professional experience and independence. Besides, the entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial self-efficacy of most students and employees are average.