Enterprising profile and career development of Kuwaitiyouth community

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of entrepreneurial profile dimensions on the career development of the youth community in Kuwait. Further, this study aims to measure the moderating effect of entrepreneurial education on entrepreneurial profile dimensions and entrepreneurial career development (ECD) relationship. Design/methodology/approach The study will use a quantitative research methodology. This study is focussed on measuring the impact of these eight entrepreneurial profiles, namely, self-efficacity; opportunity detector abilities; creativity; persistence; risk-taking propensity; sociability; planning abilities and leadership skills as independent variables on the ECD as a dependent variable. Entrepreneurship education is considered as moderating variable. A structured questionnaire is distributed to 200 students who study at the College of Business Administration, Kuwait University (KU), where 170 students responded positively and the response rate was 85%. The evaluation of the proposed model was done through structural equation modelling analysis. Findings The results will show how these dimensions impact the decision on the ECD. Research limitations/implications This research is conducted only in one college of KU and the findings cannot be used to generalise the impact of these dimensions on the career development of all young people of Kuwait. Originality/value There are very few studies about entrepreneurship in general in Kuwait and this research will be an additional value and contribution in this field for a particular context. It is the first effort to measure the impact of entrepreneurial profile dimensions on career development in Kuwait, and this research will be a good base for similar studies in other Gulf Cooperation Council Countries and beyond.

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“…However, the findings of Li and Fan (2017), Bazzy et al. (2019), Tejan and Sabil (2019), Forrest and Swanton (2021), Zainal (2022), and Altinay et al. (2022) in different contexts show acceptance and rejection of CRC ’s effects on CI outcomes are supported by the different earlier investigations.…”

“…Further, this study's findings confirm that CRC has a positive and significant effect on CD. However, the findings of Li and Fan (2017), Bazzy et al (2019), Tejan and Sabil (2019), Forrest and Swanton (2021), Zainal (2022), and Altinay et al (2022) in different contexts show acceptance and rejection of CRC's effects on CI outcomes are supported by the different earlier investigations. This study's findings indicate that university students have strong imaginations regarding CD but not for CI.…”

“…Similarly, Tejan and Sabil's (2019) findings show that most respondents viewed creativity and innovation as essential employability qualities. Self-efficacy, opportunity detection skills, inventiveness, perseverance, risk-taking tendency, planning skills and leadership qualities all have a positive and significant on the growth of an entrepreneur’s career (Zainal, 2022). Graduates' managerial abilities are crucial factors when starting a successful career in marketing (Kelley and Bridges, 2005).…”