An Investigation of Entrepreneurial Intention amongst Arab University Students

Saleh, Walid; Salhieh, Loay

doi:10.5539/ijbm.v9n12p197

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“…Through behavioral competencies to firm innovativeness was not supported. These findings are supported by various studies (Mahadalle & Kaplan, 2017;Saleh & Salhieh, 2014;Ikhlaq Sidhu et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 76%

“…However, a higher work experience promotes a higher, innovative capacity. Saleh & Salhieh (2014) alludes that entrepreneurial intentions of students was higher for those with work experience in comparison to those without such entrepreneurial experience. Experience thus constitutes a driver to one being entrepreneurial, and by extension, this could result in firm innovativeness as a strategy to sustain competitiveness.…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Experience and Firm Innovativenessmentioning

confidence: 86%

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Entrepreneurs Experience and Firm Innovativeness: Multiple Mediation of Attitudinal and Behavioral Competencies

Nassiuma¹,

Masasabi²,

Snelder³

et al. 2018

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This study was anchored on a postpositivism paradigm and the Theory of perceived attributes and individual innovativeness, regarding the multiple serial mediations of attitudinal and behavioral competencies in the relationship between the entrepreneurs' experience and firm innovativeness. To test the hypothesized relationship a cross-sectional design and qualitative approach were employed. The study drew on a sample of 698 Micro and Small-scale entrepreneurs in Western Kenya. Questionnaires were the main data collection tools. Results indicate that entrepreneurial attitudinal and behavioral competencies had a mediating effect on the relationship between the entrepreneurs' experience and firm innovativeness among adult women entrepreneurs while among youth men were partial mediation. The direct effect of entrepreneurial experience on the level of innovativeness was significant for youth respondents but not adult women respondents. This study identifies entrepreneurial attitudinal and behavioral competencies as critical inputs for enhancing firm innovativeness hence, appropriate supportive policies and programmes are required.

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confidence: 76%

Section: Entrepreneurial Experience and Firm Innovativenessmentioning

confidence: 86%

Entrepreneurs Experience and Firm Innovativeness: Multiple Mediation of Attitudinal and Behavioral Competencies

Nassiuma¹,

Masasabi²,

Snelder³

et al. 2018

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“…The study is based on the primary data collected by administering the survey instrument adopted from (Liñán & Chen, 2009) for entrepreneurial intent antecedents and institutional support or educational support variables from (Saleh & Salhieh, 2014). The questionnaire was translated into Arabic language and administered in Arabic.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In this section, an attempt has been made to investigate and identify the factors that can be fruitful to streamline the institutional support from the education perspectives. To collect the student's perspectives from an educational point of view, a sixteen items questionnaire adopted from Saleh and Salhieh (2014) was administered as an integral component of the TPB questionnaire on a seven-point likert scale. A total of 304 questionnaires were used for the analysis.…”

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Economic development of community by entrepreneurship: an investigation of the entrepreneurial intent and the institutional support to the local community in Al-Kharj region

Naushad¹,

Faridi²,

Syed³

2018

JESI

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The purpose of the present study is twofold, to investigate the entrepreneurial intent of the university students and to chalk out with the factors (educational) to be considered for institutional support by the university under study. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) questionnaire was adopted and administered along with a separate sixteen items sheet containng the items pertaining to the institutional suppot mechanisms. Overall, 370 responses were collected from both male & female students. The Data was analysed by applying correlations, linear and hierarchical regression and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The results of the study reaffirm the theory of planned behaviour in Saudi context with a significant variance of 43.2 percent in explaining students' entrepreneurial intent. However, in the present case it is found that both attitude and perceived behavioral control are the significant predictors of entrepreneurial intent. Moreover, the subjective norm did not significantly predict the entrepreneurial intent. The findings also suggest a four steps generic model of institutional educational support for entrepreneurial nurturement to the local community.

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“…There have been relatively few studies on EI that have been conducted in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Recently, Saleh and Salhieh (2014), Almobaireek and Manolova (2012), Sayed and Ben Slimane (2014), Elali and Al-Yacoub (2016) and Tipu and Ryan (2016) investigated entrepreneurial propensity in the MENA region. Nonetheless, research on EIs in MENA region in general, and particularly in Bahrain, remains in short supply.…”

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Entrepreneurial intentions of private university students in the kingdom of Bahrain

Al‐Shammari

Waleed

2018

IJIS

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Purpose This study aims to explore the level of entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) among students in three private universities in Bahrain. The examined factors that are expected to shape EI are personal attraction toward becoming an entrepreneur, perceived behavioral control and subjective norms and social valuation of entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach A close-ended questionnaire was used to collect data of the study. The total number of questionnaires distributed was 1,530 questionnaires, while the total number of the valid questionnaires retrieved was 550, which makes the total response rate to be 36 per cent. Findings Regression analysis results indicated that students’ personal attraction toward entrepreneurship and perceived behavioral control had a significant strong positive relationship with their EI. In addition, there was a significant moderate positive relationship between students’ perceived subjective norms and social valuation of entrepreneurship with their EI. Originality/value The findings showed that entrepreneurial education is needed to improve students’ skills and knowledge and enhance their EI and perceived behavioral control. In addition, it is important to expose students to entrepreneurial role models and their businesses and to promote entrepreneurial careers as desirable and feasible options that may bring more advantages than working in the government or private sector.

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An Investigation of Entrepreneurial Intention amongst Arab University Students

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Entrepreneurs Experience and Firm Innovativeness: Multiple Mediation of Attitudinal and Behavioral Competencies

Entrepreneurs Experience and Firm Innovativeness: Multiple Mediation of Attitudinal and Behavioral Competencies

Economic development of community by entrepreneurship: an investigation of the entrepreneurial intent and the institutional support to the local community in Al-Kharj region

Entrepreneurial intentions of private university students in the kingdom of Bahrain

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