In today's world the term "Entrepreneurship" is garnering great attention as it leads to value creation and help the countries on their journey towards achieving economic prosperity. Yet, to date the research determining the combined impact of various environmental, emotional and psycho-social factors on entrepreneurial intentions is scarce. This study examines how the perception of backing and assistance received by social networks; personal as well as professional shape entrepreneurial intentions. Current study explores the mediating role of a cognitive factor that is self-efficacy and a direct relation of a psycho-social factor that is self-esteem on entrepreneurial intention. With a sample of 192 students the model was tested using multiple regression analysis. The findings reveal that social networks and emotional intelligence has a significant role in determining entrepreneurial intentions. Self-efficacy was found to mediate both the relations, while the relation between positive self-esteem and entrepreneurial intention could not be proved. The study creates useful suggestions and awareness for the academic domain as well as policy makers in this region.

Personality is an important feature in development of students' attitude towards Chemistry. The basic aim of this research was to explore the relationship among personality traits and students' attitude towards the course of Chemistry. Results found in this research work also determine the effect of gender and class on students' personality along with affective traits of attitude. The sample size was consisting of 780 secondary school (male and female) students. Valid and reliable instrument was developed. Data was analyzed through correlation and t-test. It is concluded that there is considerable mean effect of demographic variables on students' personality and attitude. Whereas t-test revealed that gender (male and female students) as well as class (9th and 10th grade students) showed significant difference in affective characteristics of attitude and effect of personality traits towards the chemistry course. Results and findings in this research paper is useful and significant for parents, teachers, curriculum developers and educators in order to reform, plan and design curriculum and teaching methodologies according to the requirement of the modern world.