Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intentions of Business Students in Pakistan

Usman, Asna; Ahmed, Farhan

doi:10.20547/jms.2014.1805202

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“…Most current studies on entrepreneurship are focused on students from developed countries rather than developing countries (Ratten, 2014;Israr and Saleem, 2018;Barba-S ancheza and Atienza-Sahuquill, 2018). Therefore, there is a strong need to understand sustainable entrepreneurship in developing economies (Usman and Ahmed, 2018), particularly among MBA students. Business students have an orientation towards business and have intentions and attitudes towards entrepreneurship in making career decisions (Pruett et al, 2009).…”

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“…Business students have an orientation towards business and have intentions and attitudes towards entrepreneurship in making career decisions (Pruett et al, 2009). They can take the risk as well as direction to deal with the different uncertainties of the ventures (Gurol and Atsan, 2006;Usman and Ahmed, 2018). In a developing country like Pakistan, the importance of entrepreneurship grows gradually.…”

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“…In this way, we consider such students as the entrepreneurial aspirants. Besides, Pakistani MBA students are willing to perform entrepreneurial strategies as they intend to become their self-bosses that can achieve sustainable entrepreneurship by turning their ideas into actual business practices (Ali et al, 2011;Shah and Soomro, 2017;Usman and Ahmed, 2018). Hence, this study results in an essential factual knowledge of students in Pakistan.…”

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Perceptions of young entrepreneurial aspirants towards sustainable entrepreneurship in Pakistan

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the perceptions of young entrepreneurial aspirants towards sustainable entrepreneurship in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on descriptive and cross-sectional data collected using a survey questionnaire. The study’s respondents were students, all of whom were studying for their Master’s degree of Business Administration (MBA) at several Pakistani universities (both public and private sectors). A total of 412 usable cases were used to obtain the outcomes. Findings By using the structural equation modeling, the findings suggest a positive and significant impact of eco-friendly people, green marketing factors, changing consumer behaviour and favourable market conditions on sustainable entrepreneurship. Practical implications The study’s findings are beneficial in understanding the concept of sustainable entrepreneurship and the significant factors that may affect sustainable entrepreneurship along with the main components in social and business systems. Organizations can reinforce these factors to stimulate sustainable entrepreneurship in future studies. Thus, the study contributes to filling the research gap in the area of sustainable entrepreneurship. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to investigate and reveal young entrepreneurial aspirants’ perceptions on sustainable entrepreneurship. The findings help in understanding the sustainable entrepreneurship concept, particularly in a developing country.

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“…Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is the crucial capability for any firm, which can bring new opportunities in international markets (Kuivalainen, Sundqvist, & Servais, 2007;Fatima & Bilal, 2019;Usman & Ahmed, 2018). EO can consider the intangible resource of the firm, in which firm can invest and bring entrepreneurial culture.…”

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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm's Export Performance: Evidence from Surgical Industry

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The surgical industry of Pakistan is observing a decline in export performance. This alarming situation is advising the in-depth investigation of factors related to surgical firm exports. The study is going to investigate the potential factors of firm export performance (FEP) in the surgical industry of Pakistan. This study has used the questionnaire to collect two hundred and four ( 204) responses from the manufacturing firms of surgical industry through pick and drop method. The reliability and validity of constructs of export market orientation (EMO), entrepreneurial orientation (EO), business network (BN) and FEP were examined through SPSS-25 and SmartPLS-3.2.8 statistical software. The results of the study reveal positive and significant relationship between EO, BN, EMO and FEP. Additionally, the results of the study found the mediating role of EMO between EO, BN and FEP. However, the present study offers the better understanding of EO, BN and EMO for entrepreneur, academics, and practitioners. Thus, the owner/managers of the surgical industry should implement the EO, EMO and BN strategies effectively for higher firm export performance. Future studies could validate the current study research framework in other developing surgical industry to broaden the study scope.

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“…Furthermore, authors like Ratten [21], Israr and Saleem [22], and Barba-Sancheza and Atienza-Sahuquill [23] channeled their research to developed rather than developing countries. Therefore, there is a strong need to understand sustainable entrepreneurship in developing economies [24], especially in remote areas such as the mountains. There is a lack of studies on sustainable tourism entrepreneurship in mountain areas among young people.…”

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Exploring the Motivations, Abilities and Opportunities of Young Entrepreneurs to Engage in Sustainable Tourism Business in the Mountain Area

Ivasciuc

Ispas

2023

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An important driver of socio-economic development in mountain areas is sustainable tourism. Young entrepreneurs can represent a solution for the sustainable development of the mountain area. However, little is known if an opportunity or necessity drives them to engage in sustainable tourism business in the mountain area. The present study uses the motivation–ability–opportunity (MAO) framework in an effort to understand young entrepreneurs’ sustainable behavior. Semi-structured interviews with young tourism entrepreneurs in the Romanian Carpathian Mountains (n = 21) showcase why young business owners are motivated to engage in sustainable behaviors, how they make the sustainable outcome happen, and what is entrepreneurs’ perception on the opportunities that allow them to do sustainable business. This paper brings new perspectives presenting the perception of young entrepreneurs regarding the opportunities provided by natural resources in the mountain area for the sustainable development of the tourism business. The results reveal that intrinsic motivation is dominant, sustainable business development being considered an extension of personal lifestyle by most of the study participants. All respondents stated that they have knowledge about alternative energy sources, and they want to use them as much as possible in their business. Most respondents have the managerial capability to integrate the specifics of the area in the offers and to use the natural resources and infrastructure to business advantage. The use of technologies that help save resources is considered an opportunity to build a sustainable business by all study respondents, followed by facilities offered by the local community. The findings may be used by governments and other stakeholders to make key decisions that stimulate sustainable forms of entrepreneurship in the mountain area.

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Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intentions of Business Students in Pakistan

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Perceptions of young entrepreneurial aspirants towards sustainable entrepreneurship in Pakistan

Perceptions of young entrepreneurial aspirants towards sustainable entrepreneurship in Pakistan

Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm's Export Performance: Evidence from Surgical Industry

Exploring the Motivations, Abilities and Opportunities of Young Entrepreneurs to Engage in Sustainable Tourism Business in the Mountain Area

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