This document summarizes a research study on the influence of individual factors on entrepreneurial intention. It discusses motivations, need for achievement, autonomy, passion for ideas, individual characteristics, work experience, and education. A literature review identified these individual factors and their hypothesized influence on entrepreneurial intention. Researchers administered a questionnaire to 250 business students in Tunisia to test these hypotheses. The results were analyzed to understand the impact of individual factors on entrepreneurial intention in the Tunisian context.
The aim of this presentation is to gain a better understanding of the magnitude of challenges. In particular, work style , work balance life in construction field.
The aim of this presentation is to gain a better understanding of the magnitude of challenges. In particular, work style , work balance life in construction field.
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online
Britannia to give seed funding, training, more to aspiring women entrepreneurs, homemakers for starting up.
Britannia has also teamed up with Google to offer all participants access to a digital business training programme that includes many classes to assist them gain the skills they need to run and grow their enterprises.
The third season of their start-up competition for prospective women entrepreneurs, particularly homemakers, was launched on Wednesday. Britannia would provide up to 10,000 top participants with online mentorship lectures from industry leaders on how to start and scale businesses. Candidates' ideas will be reviewed based on predetermined criteria, and a shortlisted candidate list will be published within 60 days after the contest's conclusion. One of the most significant aspects of our relationship with Google was ensuring that all participants have access to the digital skilling materials.
In addition to the initial funding, we're looking into how we can make relevant knowledge and know-how more accessible to women who want to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams, » Subramanyam stated. «There are an increasing number of women who desire to start their own business. At the contest's inauguration, Vinay Subramanyam, Vice-President, Britannia Industries, remarked, "77 percent of the women we went out to spoke about technology being a critical facilitator in terms of breaking barriers of how to be an entrepreneur." According to the survey, 62% of women want to start their own business, but a lack of time owing to household duties is a barrier for 73% of respondents. Lack of guidance was a problem for 53% of respondents, while insufficient funding was a problem for 50%.
« I had no choice but to sell all of my belongings in order to start the business. There are far more instances of women entrepreneurs today than there were previously, and as a result, there is a cultural receptivity to women in business that did not exist previously. However, there is still a long way to go, and I'm not sure if the next decade will be enough for women to be big enough, » remarked Shubhra Chadha, Co-founder of Chumbak Designs, during a Britannia webinar held before to the contest's introduction.
PROJECT ON FUNDAMENTALS OF ENTREPRENURSHIP ASSIGNMENT.docxYashleenkaur10
1. PERSONALITY TRAITS FOR INDIAN ENTREPRENURES: REVIEW OF RECENT LITERATURE OF AT LEAAST 5 ENTRPREURES.
According to the findings, the qualities of locus of control, ambiguity tolerance, self-confidence, and innovativeness were crucial in distinguishing entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs. At the same time, it was discovered that the desire for accomplishment and risk-taking tendency for these two groups were not significantly different, which was contrary to predictions. In addition to these six psychological characteristics, the findings of the study highlighted the importance of family history and education in determining entrepreneurial propensity. The findings have significant public policy implications for India's education system, which primarily trains students for employment in the public and commercial sectors rather than entrepreneurship. The recent global financial turmoil and scandals (such as Enron and WorldCom) have demonstrated that unbridled commercial entrepreneurs who are allowed to pursue their short-term goals regardless of the consequences have resulted in a massive depreciation of nation-state wealth, social livelihood, and environmental degradation. Social entrepreneurs make such a case by demonstrating a strong dedication to a social goal, an understanding of sustainable methods, ingenuity, the capacity to establish social networks, and the ability to generate reasonable financial returns. It's reasonable to assume that social entrepreneurs have specific personality traits that characterise their activities and behaviours. Inherited nurture, socialisation, and education all contribute to the development of personality characteristics. These unspoken characteristics are established values/beliefs and play a vital part in social entrepreneurship decision-making. As a result, personality traits may have an impact on an individual's intentions and behaviour. We believe that, in order for social entrepreneurship to be effective and influential, business and management education may help people acquire these important personality qualities. It also supports previous research showing personality characteristics have an impact on entrepreneurship in general. According to the findings, agreeableness has a favourable impact on all aspects of social entrepreneurship, whereas openness has a positive impact on social vision, creativity, and financial returns. The study's findings suggest that elements of social responsibility, sustainability, and character development should be included into business education curricula to help social entrepreneurs achieve meaningful value and influence in the causes and communities they serve. In order to pursue life-long learning, future business leaders must possess entrepreneurial abilities as well as autonomous and reflective thinking. This study is unique in that it focuses on personality characteristics related to social entrepreneurship rather than commercial entrepreneurship. The findings a
Entrepreneurial culture, profile of the leader and entrepreneurial orientatio...ijmvsc
Today, no company is safe from forces and pressures, which are exerted on it, because of a significant number of the requirements in particular as regards competitiveness, the need for change, or the crises, the deregulations and the cost of energy. To face this news gives, the company must reconsider its behaviors and its practices to renew itself, to open out and reinforce its international position in the market. Some of these practices form what one calls the entrepreneurial orientation.
For this reason, we will devote this paper for better encircling and apprehending the concept of entrepreneurial orientation and this, by focusing on its relation with the entrepreneurial culture and the profile of the leader in the specific case of the Tunisian companies.
Effects of the Entrepreneurial Environment on Tunisian Individuals’ Decision ...inventionjournals
Due to the severe competitiveness in the marketplace, venture creation in big towns, such as SfaxTunisia, has become a serious challenge. Then, considering entrepreneurship as a source of wealth creation, economic growth, social progress, and technological development, the current paper seeks to identify the motivating factors that are triggering new venture creators’ decision to start their businesses. To identify the observed motivations, we developed a questionnaire that we addressed to 86 new entrepreneurs drawing on the theoretical and empirical literature. The application of factor analysis has revealed that business creators’ decision to launch their ventures rests upon three main motivational dimensions: socio-economic conditions, entrepreneurial skills, and financial and non-financial assistance. The study also suggests some recommendations to enhance entrepreneurship in Tunisia.
Today, no one is safe from forces and pressures, which are exerted on it, because of a significant number of
the requirements in particular as regards competitiveness,the need for change, or the crises and the
deregulations. In front of the economic and social turbulences which we know, the creation of new
company appears as a cause of general interest. This research papers focuses on the problem of the
entrepreneurship, and more particularly on the stake which this domain represents in our society, by
treating the entrepreneurial teams as an opportunity for success the entrepreneurial project. To face this,
entrepreneur must reconsider their behaviors and their practices to renew themselves, to open out and
reinforce their position in the market. Some of these practices form what one calls the entrepreneurial
orientation. For this reason, we will devote this paper for better encircling and apprehending the concept of
entrepreneurial team. We focused on review literature through a survey of a sample of entrepreneurs from
Tunisia.
Entrepreneurship is considered as a source of wealth creation, economic growth, social progress, and technological development. The current paper seeks to shed light on obstacles that are impeding business creators to start their businesses. To identify the observed constraints, we developed a questionnaire that we addressed to 120 new entrepreneurs drawing on the theoretical and empirical literature. The application of factor analysis has revealed that business creators’ decision to launch their ventures is hindered mainly by the following factors: lack of managerial and business skills, poor training programs, and risk aversion. The study also suggests some recommendations to alleviate obstacles facing new entrepreneurs when deciding to launch their projects
This article was prepared in order to investigate whether the teachers working in a Business Administration BA degree have an entrepreneurial profile, with the aim of finding whether such teachers are able to support the Pedagogical Proposal of the Institution to which they belong to in what concerns the requirement of the course and also the Pedagogical Proposal of the course itself. The methodological procedure adopted was the
Documentary Analysis, i.e., a study that is based on documents such as books, statistic maps, journal articles and the procedure of a Case Study. The data collection technique adopted was also the Documentary Analysis plus a
Survey-type questionnaire. As a result, the Research has shown that the teachers of said course do have an entrepreneurial profile that range from medium to medium-high, plus a good knowledge of Entrepreneurship Education, which can truly guarantee the Course Pedagogical Proposal
Given the growth and role of entrepreneurship today, it is becoming increasingly important to
understand how new entrepreneurial opportunities get developed. Entrepreneurs play a critically important role
in the economy. By spotting opportunities and taking action to exploit them, they drive the process of market
production and the fulfillment of social and economic needs. Discussions of the emergence of new
entrepreneurial opportunities often include “eureka” moments, but we currently lack a deep understanding of
why some individuals are able to spot the opportunities that most people cannot see. We attribute the difference
to a loosely defined quality that Kirzner called “entrepreneurial alertness”. While this has been a useful basis
for a considerable body of entrepreneurship research to-date, it is still unsatisfactory in several ways. To
achieve this goal we distribute questionnaires between 115 M.A. student’s from Economics and Management
college of University of Sistan&Baluchestan for the years 2012 and 2013. Analysis was done by correlation test.
Results showed that there is significant relationship between creativity, self-efficacy, locus of control, social
networks, prior knowledge, educational issues, environment and student’s entrepreneurial alertness. This survey
can be used to develop potential entrepreneurs in different fields in determining of key elements of opportunity
recognition, training and improving of that.
This study explains factors that influence enterprise creation among graduates within a public university in Malaysia.
The analysis of the data reflects the vision and mission of that university to promote entrepreneurial skills among its
student. This study recognises four factors that influence students starting a business after graduation. These factors
are; 1) individual's intention and characteristics, 2) family background, 3) culture and 4) financial resources.
Individual's intention and characteristics expedite enterprise creation, while family background presents students'
ability to participate in businesses. Culture draws upon cumulative knowledge, experience, belief and values that can
cultivate a person's thought and mindset, meanwhile, financial resources draw upon financial assistance made
available to students for starting-up enterprises. These factors were tested using regression coefficient, reliability and
descriptive methods. This is to ensure data received are legit and valid to use for this study.
Factors Influencing the Entrepreneurial Behaviourijtsrd
This article aimed to determine whether there are differences in opinion between entrepreneurs and non entrepreneurs when assessing the different environmental factors that favour or hinder entrepreneurial behaviour. This article comes to the conclusion that there are significant differences between entrepreneurs and non entrepreneurs when they assess the factors that, in their opinion, are hindering or promoting entrepreneurial behaviour. Dr. Le Nguyen Doan Khoi "Factors Influencing the Entrepreneurial Behaviour" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd37922.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/business-economics/37922/factors-influencing-the-entrepreneurial-behaviour/dr-le-nguyen-doan-khoi
DBA 7420, Organizational Behavior and Comparative Mana.docxShiraPrater50
DBA 7420, Organizational Behavior and Comparative Management 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit III
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
3. Examine challenges and opportunities in applying organizational behavior concepts.
3.1 Apply behavioral concepts to organizational challenges and opportunities.
Course/Unit
Learning Outcomes
Learning Activity
3.1
Unit Lesson
Chapter 1, pp. 17–25
Article: “Introduction to the Brave New Workplace: Organizational Behavior in
the Electronic Age.”
Unit III Essay
Reading Assignment
Chapter 1: What Is Organizational Behavior?, pp. 17–25
In order to access the following resource, click the link below.
Gephart, R. P. (2002). Introduction to the brave new workplace: Organizational behavior in the electronic age.
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 23(4), 327–344. Retrieved from
https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direc
t=true&db=bsu&AN=7181571&site=eds-live&scope=site
Unit Lesson
Introduction
The world as we know it now is much different than it was 100 or even 50 years ago. Without change, the
world, businesses, and life would become stagnant. Stagnancy is not where you want to be. The problem
herein is that one cannot expect to get different results, such as improved productivity, efficiency, or
profitability, if we continue doing the same things we have always done. Businesses especially want to better
their best. They want to get more with less. They want greater profits. As the wants continue to grow, the
world continues to evolve. If you do not change, surrounding businesses will continue to change and evolve,
and you and your organization could be left behind. In this unit, we will explore a few of the many challenges
faced by any business. While some of those challenges may pertain to economic pressures, demographics,
diversity, networked organizations, and ethical behaviors, there are even more. This unit will focus on the
economy, globalization, technological advancements, and social media. However, any of those challenges
mentioned leads to additional opportunities to be explored. Each situation presents an opportunity. It is what
you choose to do when faced with those challenges and opportunities that can make all of the difference.
A Gamut of Challenges
Let us look at the economy and its impact on an organization. To begin, you need to think of a business as a
dynamic entity that changes and reacts to its environment. In this sense, all organizations change and adapt
to what the economy is or is not doing, and, because of this, organizational behaviors change.
Some examples of these changes in behaviors are when the economy is bad and a company suspends pay
raises or bonuses. When an organization’s profits tank or are much lower than predicted, the company can
UNIT III STUDY GUIDE
Challenges and Opportunities in
Applying Organizational Behavior
...
Literature Review Basics and Understanding Reference Management.pptxDr Ramhari Poudyal
Three-day training on academic research focuses on analytical tools at United Technical College, supported by the University Grant Commission, Nepal. 24-26 May 2024
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online
Britannia to give seed funding, training, more to aspiring women entrepreneurs, homemakers for starting up.
Britannia has also teamed up with Google to offer all participants access to a digital business training programme that includes many classes to assist them gain the skills they need to run and grow their enterprises.
The third season of their start-up competition for prospective women entrepreneurs, particularly homemakers, was launched on Wednesday. Britannia would provide up to 10,000 top participants with online mentorship lectures from industry leaders on how to start and scale businesses. Candidates' ideas will be reviewed based on predetermined criteria, and a shortlisted candidate list will be published within 60 days after the contest's conclusion. One of the most significant aspects of our relationship with Google was ensuring that all participants have access to the digital skilling materials.
In addition to the initial funding, we're looking into how we can make relevant knowledge and know-how more accessible to women who want to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams, » Subramanyam stated. «There are an increasing number of women who desire to start their own business. At the contest's inauguration, Vinay Subramanyam, Vice-President, Britannia Industries, remarked, "77 percent of the women we went out to spoke about technology being a critical facilitator in terms of breaking barriers of how to be an entrepreneur." According to the survey, 62% of women want to start their own business, but a lack of time owing to household duties is a barrier for 73% of respondents. Lack of guidance was a problem for 53% of respondents, while insufficient funding was a problem for 50%.
« I had no choice but to sell all of my belongings in order to start the business. There are far more instances of women entrepreneurs today than there were previously, and as a result, there is a cultural receptivity to women in business that did not exist previously. However, there is still a long way to go, and I'm not sure if the next decade will be enough for women to be big enough, » remarked Shubhra Chadha, Co-founder of Chumbak Designs, during a Britannia webinar held before to the contest's introduction.
PROJECT ON FUNDAMENTALS OF ENTREPRENURSHIP ASSIGNMENT.docxYashleenkaur10
1. PERSONALITY TRAITS FOR INDIAN ENTREPRENURES: REVIEW OF RECENT LITERATURE OF AT LEAAST 5 ENTRPREURES.
According to the findings, the qualities of locus of control, ambiguity tolerance, self-confidence, and innovativeness were crucial in distinguishing entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs. At the same time, it was discovered that the desire for accomplishment and risk-taking tendency for these two groups were not significantly different, which was contrary to predictions. In addition to these six psychological characteristics, the findings of the study highlighted the importance of family history and education in determining entrepreneurial propensity. The findings have significant public policy implications for India's education system, which primarily trains students for employment in the public and commercial sectors rather than entrepreneurship. The recent global financial turmoil and scandals (such as Enron and WorldCom) have demonstrated that unbridled commercial entrepreneurs who are allowed to pursue their short-term goals regardless of the consequences have resulted in a massive depreciation of nation-state wealth, social livelihood, and environmental degradation. Social entrepreneurs make such a case by demonstrating a strong dedication to a social goal, an understanding of sustainable methods, ingenuity, the capacity to establish social networks, and the ability to generate reasonable financial returns. It's reasonable to assume that social entrepreneurs have specific personality traits that characterise their activities and behaviours. Inherited nurture, socialisation, and education all contribute to the development of personality characteristics. These unspoken characteristics are established values/beliefs and play a vital part in social entrepreneurship decision-making. As a result, personality traits may have an impact on an individual's intentions and behaviour. We believe that, in order for social entrepreneurship to be effective and influential, business and management education may help people acquire these important personality qualities. It also supports previous research showing personality characteristics have an impact on entrepreneurship in general. According to the findings, agreeableness has a favourable impact on all aspects of social entrepreneurship, whereas openness has a positive impact on social vision, creativity, and financial returns. The study's findings suggest that elements of social responsibility, sustainability, and character development should be included into business education curricula to help social entrepreneurs achieve meaningful value and influence in the causes and communities they serve. In order to pursue life-long learning, future business leaders must possess entrepreneurial abilities as well as autonomous and reflective thinking. This study is unique in that it focuses on personality characteristics related to social entrepreneurship rather than commercial entrepreneurship. The findings a
Entrepreneurial culture, profile of the leader and entrepreneurial orientatio...ijmvsc
Today, no company is safe from forces and pressures, which are exerted on it, because of a significant number of the requirements in particular as regards competitiveness, the need for change, or the crises, the deregulations and the cost of energy. To face this news gives, the company must reconsider its behaviors and its practices to renew itself, to open out and reinforce its international position in the market. Some of these practices form what one calls the entrepreneurial orientation.
For this reason, we will devote this paper for better encircling and apprehending the concept of entrepreneurial orientation and this, by focusing on its relation with the entrepreneurial culture and the profile of the leader in the specific case of the Tunisian companies.
Effects of the Entrepreneurial Environment on Tunisian Individuals’ Decision ...inventionjournals
Due to the severe competitiveness in the marketplace, venture creation in big towns, such as SfaxTunisia, has become a serious challenge. Then, considering entrepreneurship as a source of wealth creation, economic growth, social progress, and technological development, the current paper seeks to identify the motivating factors that are triggering new venture creators’ decision to start their businesses. To identify the observed motivations, we developed a questionnaire that we addressed to 86 new entrepreneurs drawing on the theoretical and empirical literature. The application of factor analysis has revealed that business creators’ decision to launch their ventures rests upon three main motivational dimensions: socio-economic conditions, entrepreneurial skills, and financial and non-financial assistance. The study also suggests some recommendations to enhance entrepreneurship in Tunisia.
Today, no one is safe from forces and pressures, which are exerted on it, because of a significant number of
the requirements in particular as regards competitiveness,the need for change, or the crises and the
deregulations. In front of the economic and social turbulences which we know, the creation of new
company appears as a cause of general interest. This research papers focuses on the problem of the
entrepreneurship, and more particularly on the stake which this domain represents in our society, by
treating the entrepreneurial teams as an opportunity for success the entrepreneurial project. To face this,
entrepreneur must reconsider their behaviors and their practices to renew themselves, to open out and
reinforce their position in the market. Some of these practices form what one calls the entrepreneurial
orientation. For this reason, we will devote this paper for better encircling and apprehending the concept of
entrepreneurial team. We focused on review literature through a survey of a sample of entrepreneurs from
Tunisia.
Entrepreneurship is considered as a source of wealth creation, economic growth, social progress, and technological development. The current paper seeks to shed light on obstacles that are impeding business creators to start their businesses. To identify the observed constraints, we developed a questionnaire that we addressed to 120 new entrepreneurs drawing on the theoretical and empirical literature. The application of factor analysis has revealed that business creators’ decision to launch their ventures is hindered mainly by the following factors: lack of managerial and business skills, poor training programs, and risk aversion. The study also suggests some recommendations to alleviate obstacles facing new entrepreneurs when deciding to launch their projects
This article was prepared in order to investigate whether the teachers working in a Business Administration BA degree have an entrepreneurial profile, with the aim of finding whether such teachers are able to support the Pedagogical Proposal of the Institution to which they belong to in what concerns the requirement of the course and also the Pedagogical Proposal of the course itself. The methodological procedure adopted was the
Documentary Analysis, i.e., a study that is based on documents such as books, statistic maps, journal articles and the procedure of a Case Study. The data collection technique adopted was also the Documentary Analysis plus a
Survey-type questionnaire. As a result, the Research has shown that the teachers of said course do have an entrepreneurial profile that range from medium to medium-high, plus a good knowledge of Entrepreneurship Education, which can truly guarantee the Course Pedagogical Proposal
Given the growth and role of entrepreneurship today, it is becoming increasingly important to
understand how new entrepreneurial opportunities get developed. Entrepreneurs play a critically important role
in the economy. By spotting opportunities and taking action to exploit them, they drive the process of market
production and the fulfillment of social and economic needs. Discussions of the emergence of new
entrepreneurial opportunities often include “eureka” moments, but we currently lack a deep understanding of
why some individuals are able to spot the opportunities that most people cannot see. We attribute the difference
to a loosely defined quality that Kirzner called “entrepreneurial alertness”. While this has been a useful basis
for a considerable body of entrepreneurship research to-date, it is still unsatisfactory in several ways. To
achieve this goal we distribute questionnaires between 115 M.A. student’s from Economics and Management
college of University of Sistan&Baluchestan for the years 2012 and 2013. Analysis was done by correlation test.
Results showed that there is significant relationship between creativity, self-efficacy, locus of control, social
networks, prior knowledge, educational issues, environment and student’s entrepreneurial alertness. This survey
can be used to develop potential entrepreneurs in different fields in determining of key elements of opportunity
recognition, training and improving of that.
This study explains factors that influence enterprise creation among graduates within a public university in Malaysia.
The analysis of the data reflects the vision and mission of that university to promote entrepreneurial skills among its
student. This study recognises four factors that influence students starting a business after graduation. These factors
are; 1) individual's intention and characteristics, 2) family background, 3) culture and 4) financial resources.
Individual's intention and characteristics expedite enterprise creation, while family background presents students'
ability to participate in businesses. Culture draws upon cumulative knowledge, experience, belief and values that can
cultivate a person's thought and mindset, meanwhile, financial resources draw upon financial assistance made
available to students for starting-up enterprises. These factors were tested using regression coefficient, reliability and
descriptive methods. This is to ensure data received are legit and valid to use for this study.
Factors Influencing the Entrepreneurial Behaviourijtsrd
This article aimed to determine whether there are differences in opinion between entrepreneurs and non entrepreneurs when assessing the different environmental factors that favour or hinder entrepreneurial behaviour. This article comes to the conclusion that there are significant differences between entrepreneurs and non entrepreneurs when they assess the factors that, in their opinion, are hindering or promoting entrepreneurial behaviour. Dr. Le Nguyen Doan Khoi "Factors Influencing the Entrepreneurial Behaviour" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd37922.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/business-economics/37922/factors-influencing-the-entrepreneurial-behaviour/dr-le-nguyen-doan-khoi
DBA 7420, Organizational Behavior and Comparative Mana.docxShiraPrater50
DBA 7420, Organizational Behavior and Comparative Management 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit III
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
3. Examine challenges and opportunities in applying organizational behavior concepts.
3.1 Apply behavioral concepts to organizational challenges and opportunities.
Course/Unit
Learning Outcomes
Learning Activity
3.1
Unit Lesson
Chapter 1, pp. 17–25
Article: “Introduction to the Brave New Workplace: Organizational Behavior in
the Electronic Age.”
Unit III Essay
Reading Assignment
Chapter 1: What Is Organizational Behavior?, pp. 17–25
In order to access the following resource, click the link below.
Gephart, R. P. (2002). Introduction to the brave new workplace: Organizational behavior in the electronic age.
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 23(4), 327–344. Retrieved from
https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direc
t=true&db=bsu&AN=7181571&site=eds-live&scope=site
Unit Lesson
Introduction
The world as we know it now is much different than it was 100 or even 50 years ago. Without change, the
world, businesses, and life would become stagnant. Stagnancy is not where you want to be. The problem
herein is that one cannot expect to get different results, such as improved productivity, efficiency, or
profitability, if we continue doing the same things we have always done. Businesses especially want to better
their best. They want to get more with less. They want greater profits. As the wants continue to grow, the
world continues to evolve. If you do not change, surrounding businesses will continue to change and evolve,
and you and your organization could be left behind. In this unit, we will explore a few of the many challenges
faced by any business. While some of those challenges may pertain to economic pressures, demographics,
diversity, networked organizations, and ethical behaviors, there are even more. This unit will focus on the
economy, globalization, technological advancements, and social media. However, any of those challenges
mentioned leads to additional opportunities to be explored. Each situation presents an opportunity. It is what
you choose to do when faced with those challenges and opportunities that can make all of the difference.
A Gamut of Challenges
Let us look at the economy and its impact on an organization. To begin, you need to think of a business as a
dynamic entity that changes and reacts to its environment. In this sense, all organizations change and adapt
to what the economy is or is not doing, and, because of this, organizational behaviors change.
Some examples of these changes in behaviors are when the economy is bad and a company suspends pay
raises or bonuses. When an organization’s profits tank or are much lower than predicted, the company can
UNIT III STUDY GUIDE
Challenges and Opportunities in
Applying Organizational Behavior
...
Literature Review Basics and Understanding Reference Management.pptxDr Ramhari Poudyal
Three-day training on academic research focuses on analytical tools at United Technical College, supported by the University Grant Commission, Nepal. 24-26 May 2024
KuberTENes Birthday Bash Guadalajara - K8sGPT first impressionsVictor Morales
K8sGPT is a tool that analyzes and diagnoses Kubernetes clusters. This presentation was used to share the requirements and dependencies to deploy K8sGPT in a local environment.
HEAP SORT ILLUSTRATED WITH HEAPIFY, BUILD HEAP FOR DYNAMIC ARRAYS.
Heap sort is a comparison-based sorting technique based on Binary Heap data structure. It is similar to the selection sort where we first find the minimum element and place the minimum element at the beginning. Repeat the same process for the remaining elements.
Harnessing WebAssembly for Real-time Stateless Streaming PipelinesChristina Lin
Traditionally, dealing with real-time data pipelines has involved significant overhead, even for straightforward tasks like data transformation or masking. However, in this talk, we’ll venture into the dynamic realm of WebAssembly (WASM) and discover how it can revolutionize the creation of stateless streaming pipelines within a Kafka (Redpanda) broker. These pipelines are adept at managing low-latency, high-data-volume scenarios.
NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN CONDENSING HEAT EXCHANGERS...ssuser7dcef0
Power plants release a large amount of water vapor into the
atmosphere through the stack. The flue gas can be a potential
source for obtaining much needed cooling water for a power
plant. If a power plant could recover and reuse a portion of this
moisture, it could reduce its total cooling water intake
requirement. One of the most practical way to recover water
from flue gas is to use a condensing heat exchanger. The power
plant could also recover latent heat due to condensation as well
as sensible heat due to lowering the flue gas exit temperature.
Additionally, harmful acids released from the stack can be
reduced in a condensing heat exchanger by acid condensation. reduced in a condensing heat exchanger by acid condensation.
Condensation of vapors in flue gas is a complicated
phenomenon since heat and mass transfer of water vapor and
various acids simultaneously occur in the presence of noncondensable
gases such as nitrogen and oxygen. Design of a
condenser depends on the knowledge and understanding of the
heat and mass transfer processes. A computer program for
numerical simulations of water (H2O) and sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
condensation in a flue gas condensing heat exchanger was
developed using MATLAB. Governing equations based on
mass and energy balances for the system were derived to
predict variables such as flue gas exit temperature, cooling
water outlet temperature, mole fraction and condensation rates
of water and sulfuric acid vapors. The equations were solved
using an iterative solution technique with calculations of heat
and mass transfer coefficients and physical properties.
PROJECT FORMAT FOR EVS AMITY UNIVERSITY GWALIOR.ppt
THE INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL FACTORS ON THE ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION
1. International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains (IJMVSC) Vol. 5, No. 4, December 2014
DOI: 10.5121/ijmvsc.2014.5404 47
THE INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL FACTORS ON THE
ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION
Amari Farouk and Abbes Ikram
Ph. D. Student; Management, University of Sfax, FSEGS 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
Boudabbous Sami
Professor Management
Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax
ABSTRACT
Today, no one is safe from forces and pressures, which are exerted on it, because of a significant number
of the requirements in particular as regards competitiveness, the need for change, or the crises and the
deregulations. In front of the economic and social turbulences which we know, the creation of new
company appears as a cause of general interest. This research papers focuses on the problematic of the
entrepreneurship, and more particularly on the stake which this domain represents in our society, by
treating the determinants of the entrepreneurial intention. To face this news gives, students must
reconsider their behaviors and their practices to renew themselves, to open out and reinforce their
position in the market. Some of these practices form what one calls the entrepreneurial orientation. For
this reason, we will devote this paper for better encircling and apprehending the concept of individual
factors, and we tried to know how the individual factors (motivations, need for accomplishment, need for
autonomy, passion to develop its own idea, individual characteristics, work experience, teaching) can
influence the intention of the entrepreneur to create his own project. We focused on review literature
through a survey of a sample of students from the Higher Institute of Business Administration of Sfax
(Tunisia).
KEYWORDS
individual factors, motivational, need for achievement, need for autonomy, passion to develop its own
idea, individual characteristics, work experience, teaching, intention.
1. INTRODUCTION
The entrepreneurship occupies a more and more important place in the state economies. From
then on, many authors consider that the new business start-up is a major stake for the
development of any nation as far as it is the main source of wealth and fight against the
unemployment (Moreau, 2004). For that reason, Baccari (2006), maintain that the similarities
and the gaps between countries are a function, essentially, of differences at the level of the rates
of employment and creation of new companies. With the fast evolution of the more and more
complex technologies and the globalization of the economy, a particular interest was granted to
the creation and to the development of the innovative companies in hardly contained by
knowledge.
In Tunisia, the entrepreneurship takes advantage of a big attention on behalf of several actors.
Such an attention attributed to the entrepreneurship is explained by the recognition of the
essential role of the entrepreneurship in the economic development of countries. So, the diverse
actions which were taken in favor of the entrepreneurship in Tunisia demonstrate the will of this
country to encourage the private initiative.
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The domain of the entrepreneurship does not stop knowing a quick and unprecedented
development. This joins under the assistance of the visionary will of the Tunisian public
authorities to reduce the problem of unemployment, on one hand, and to display an
entrepreneurial culture being embodied in the development of the entrepreneurial action, on the
other hand.
Finally, in front of the economic and social turbulences which we know, the creation of new
company appears as a cause of general interest. This research papers focuses on the problematic
of the entrepreneurship, and more particularly on the stake which this domain represents in our
society, by treating the determinants of the entrepreneurial intention. The purpose of that
research consists in explaining the influence of the individual factors on the entrepreneurial
intention and to test it in the Tunisian context.
Then, we were devising our work in five sections. In the first one, we present a review of the
literature and the development of the hypotheses, the second will limit itself to the
methodological choices, the third concentrates on the purification of the scales of the measures,
in the fourth we shall clarify the test of the hypotheses with the interpretation, and finally we
present the discussion of the results.
To advance the impact of the individual factors on the intention, we define, at first, the
entrepreneurial intention. Secondly, we shall present the individual factors and specifying the
hypotheses by resulting for this study.
2. THE ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION
For Fayolle and Gaily (2009), the intention is the cognitive demonstration of the will of a person
to exercise a behavior. It is considered as a good proxy of strategic and controllable human
behavior. For him, the intention, in a theory very used in the sciences of the behavior, is the
result of three abstract antecedents which we are going to present by applying them to the case of
the creation of the new company. Attitudes to the behavior constitute the first antecedent. The
intention to create a company is a function of the degree of favorable or unfavorable evaluation
of the behavior in question. Therefore, if we want to have an intention to create company, it is
necessary that favorable attitudes towards the behavior are skilled. Different places like for
example the family, the territories, and the occupations can act on these attitudes. Schools,
universities, awareness-raising activities also occupy an important role (Shapero and Sokol,
1982).
The second antecedent presents the received social standards. The intention to create a company
depends on perceptions that the individual has notices of the persons or the social groups (my
friends, my family, and my professors) which matter for him with regard to the envisaged
behavior. These social standards perceived by the individual are more particularly resultant of
the places evoked above and is influenced by cultural and societal variables (Shapero and Sokol,
1982). The received controllability, finally, is the third and last antecedent. The intention is
function of opportunities and difficulties perceived in the hypothesis where the behavior would
arise.
3. INDIVIDUAL FACTORS
We cannot talk about entrepreneur by skipping over the deep strengths, which animate him: the
motivations, the individual characteristics and the qualities, which are connected to the
personality of the individual, occupied a considerable role.
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3.1. Motivational
The motivational can be the result of the personal success, social success as benefactor or for the
reputation, which the creation allows to acquire. Shapero (1982) confirmed that the motivation is
the result of a need for independence, of the desire to be his own boss and the look for the
autonomy. He can involve also need for achievement and for change.
3.2. Need for achievement
In a contemporary society where we are forced to give always the best of our self to
circumscribe, the future entrepreneur is looking for of the social recognition and the personal
realization. One of the main characteristics of the entrepreneurial behavior is the need of
achievement that is the need to excel and to reach certain purpose in an objective of personal
achievement. This need for achievement is generally more important than the person's who
prefer spots containing a challenge in spots creatures of routine. Somewhere, the
entrepreneurship is the outcome of a professional career, we begin by being salaried and then we
become an entrepreneur (Gergen and al, 1992).
The works of Clelland (1961, 1965, and 1969) popularized this notion of need for
accomplishment as being an essential characteristic of an entrepreneur and contributed to his
development. Today, we cannot neglect the importance of this attribute, but we can also consider
it as being an indicator. In other words the need for achievement can serve to distinguish, in a
population, the creators from the not creators (Janssen, 2006).
3.3. Need for autonomy
According to Davidsson (1995), the need for autonomy is present with person who prefers to set
up their own objectives in the first time, to develop the action plans and to check themselves the
realization of their objectives in the second time. These persons try to avoid the limitations, the
roles established in organizations, and then they choose an independent activity. The persons
who have a high degree of autonomy would of course feel at ease in an entrepreneurial activity.
This desire was generally found with the entrepreneur's who spent several years in the service of
a society. He feels then the need to create his own organization, to make his own experiences.
Working according to rules which he fixed himself, he installs his own workspace, he establishes
a work atmosphere which suits him most, and which corresponds most to its culture. For the
reason of having many years of experience, he feels a desire of independence and auto control
(Janssen, 2006).
3.4. Passion to develop its own idea
The idea is private and it is appropriated to the person when he believes in it. A sense of
subjective attachment was shown, and the person who had the idea of creation, consider himself
the most concerned person (Jeff Brice, 2002).
The idea can be the result of discovering a new product, a new technique and a new know-how,
especially for engineers and technicians who invent new processes. To build an idea, it is
interesting to take place in the good networks and to see frequently the good actors. For example
a person who is interested by the new business start-up can participate in creations, help creators,
and turn as employee at first towards professional sectors and search for jobs connected with the
new business start-up. It is necessary to develop an attitude to make the sponge, thus it is
necessary to know how to take advantage of meetings and of fortuitous discoveries in all the
places of the personal and the professional lives. The quotidian life, the family, the hobbies, the
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leisure activities, can offer occasions so in the company where we work; the contacts and the
exchanges with the stakeholders, the suppliers and the customers are also fertile places. When we
want to become an entrepreneur, the most difficult things are not to have an idea but rather to
know how the ideas are and how they can be captured (Boissin, 2009).
H1: the motivation influences positively the entrepreneurial intention.
3.5. Individual characteristics
As for the qualities and the individual characteristics, we retain the age, the sex, the self-
confidence, the resourcefulness, the capacity to take risks, the creativity, the adaptability, the
ease to hear each other, to spread his energy, to be believed in the control of its fate and an
obvious capacity to be worked (Ajzen.I., 1991). This research shows us how much the
entrepreneur is the resultant of a combination of characteristics, sometimes innate or acquired. A
person could possess an entrepreneurial potential but not the capacity to create a company.
Does the question of age and sex really exist? If we compare the age of the creators, the average
varies enormously according to countries, and the area is very important. Furthermore, we
concentrate our study on the students and the young graduates. We thus emit the postulate that
the studied population is yong.
H 2: the individual characteristics act positively on the entrepreneurial intention.
3.6. Work experience
The acquired work experience is considered as the most important individual factor; it is to be
considered in the opportunity to create companies. The knowledge specifies of a range of
products, used technologies, markets, a particular know-how establish experiences and assets
which turn out useful during the creation of a company in which the activity is close or similar of
the previously led activity.
In any event, the knowledge of the life in company provokes the relations between actors, the
quality-notion of services would be and the work experience seems to count. According to
Fayolle (2009), the entrepreneurs create their companies after having worked in sectors close to
the business sector of the new company where they acquired their skills and their experiences
with the product and the used technology and then they possess a good knowledge about
markets, technologies and industry.
H3: the work experience acts positively on the entrepreneurial intention.
3.7. Teaching
In the domain of the professional teaching, the teachers can form rapports with the staff of
companies, occurring in the educational plan or welcoming students in teaching course. The
occasions of interactions bound connected to the formation are numerous, for example the
participation in juries, reception, order of collective works with educational character and
professional, teaching course, visit of companies, partnership of implementation of formations
and depend partly on the educational inventiveness of the teachers. A plan of formation is thus an
organization, which, by its functioning, arouses occasions of meeting, interactions between
students, permanent teachers, and finally professionals more or less regular "participants who are
the "intervening teacher ".
These three types of actors constitute an organized system of action pressed on the plan of
formation: the students developed expanding links of hiring and once become hired the new
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contacts of the plan of teaching; the employers look for candidates; the person in charge of the
plan of teaching maintains the functioning of the system and places his students. All these
interactions ends in the creation of a particular density of links between the plan of teaching and
the particular professional space at which it aims, in a point of concentration of the relations with
the professional places. For Coleman (1990), it produces then a collective share capital
appropriate to the educational organization, efficient from the point of view of the conditions of
access to the employment for the students. Just like the education, the professional teaching plays
an important role, which can arouse vocations and make sensitive a large public in the
entrepreneurship.
For Fayolle (2009), the skills required for an entrepreneur can be the object of learning. It will be
about the acquisition of knowledge in business, about the understanding of a profile of a
company, about the analysis of the growth, about the sense of the ethics, about the capacity of
seeing and about seizing business opportunities.
The companies of growth are based on founders endowed with a high educational level at the
same time stemming from the world of the technologies and from the business world. In this
perspective, universities and big schools of engineers and management generally restructured
their teachings in the prism of the entrepreneurship: options, specialized networks, dedicated
master's degrees multiplied, competitions subsidize projects or students companies; the
entrepreneurs invest classrooms and come to testify of their experiences enthusiastically. He also
learns to give realism to an exploratory idea: tools and methods of analysis of market and model
business, or still constitution of team and calculation of the financial forecasts, without forgetting
the "mythical" business plan, instill the dose of reason necessary for the credibilisation of the act
to undertake. In this context, the contacts are formed between students, professors, entrepreneurs
witnesses, professionals of the finance, the council representatives of establish keys and give
some more of closeness and tangibility of more adventure in entrepreneurship (Fayolle, 2005).
H4: teaching influences positively the entrepreneurial intention.
Finally, we can formulate the following hypothesis:
H A: the individual factors act positively on the entrepreneurial intention.
The motivational for choice of career are at first all individual; we can say that they depend
directly on the individual (his personality, her inner convictions, his values). The first researches
in entrepreneurship validate this point of view. The models of “the character traits”, also named
“trait models”, advance the psychological attributes of the entrepreneurs, often different from
those of the non-entrepreneurs.
4. THE METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES
To verify the proposals formulated previously, we expose successively the construction of the
questionnaire, and the choice of the sample.
4.1. The construction of the questionnaire
In order to be closer from the theoretical study to the reality of the ground, we chose to make an
investigation by using a quantitative method. The investigation was made through a
questionnaire. We built this questionnaire by inspiring from previous works. The questionnaire
was designed so as to reflect the factors which influence the intention to create a company. Our
objective was simply to determine the point of view of the students that we investigated, we have
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to discover if they consider these variables as brakes or if they consider them as engines in their
intention to create a company.
4.2. Choice of the sample
Once the questionnaire was drafted and meadow tested, the following step consists in
determining to whom and to how many persons this questionnaire was administered. The sample
represents the group of people asked and supposed to represent the universe that cover the
investigation sends.
The method of sampling is the one by suitability. D’Astous (2000, p. 193) say that a sample of
suitability “consists of selected elements because they are available, easy to close or to convince
to participate in the research”. Indeed, for reasons of interests, the sample is formed by 250
students in the higher Institute of Business administration of Sfax.
5. PURIFICATION OF THE SCALES OF MEASURE
The validity and the reliability are both the most criteria retained to estimate the researches in
sciences of management. We shall define each of these qualities and we shall expose the
measures which we preserved to verify them in our research. The purification is made first of all
through the test of Kaiser-Meyer-Oklin (KMO). His measure must be acceptable and must have a
value superior than 0, 5 translating consequently the inter correlation of variables. In the second
time, we make the test of sphericity of Bartlett which supplies the statistical probability (0, 5 %
threshold) that the correlation between the items of the scale is different than zero.
This test must be significant in order to have a factorisable data. That’s why a factorial analysis
in main component with orthogonal rotation (varimax) was led. This will allow us to consider the
dimensionality of every variable. We use the psychometric approach which consists in
eliminating from the factorial analysis, the items considered unacceptable, and in proceeding an
iterative way until the obtaining of a stable factorial structure. Furthermore, we must verify the
coefficient Alpha which measures the internal coherence between the various items of the
measure.
The variance is calculated from the initial appropriate value which, itself, is dependent on the
number of variables at first. By hypothesis we look for dimensions and so that they explain more
than 1/NB of the dimensions %, that is to say that it is more than a variable. In this case we hold
the dimensions which explain more than 1/ 29=3, 448 %. An appropriate value of 1 corresponds
to 3,448 %. An appropriate value of 7,644 allow to explain 7,644×3,448 % = 26,358%.
The accumulated variance 89, 275 % allows to estimate if the reduction of 29 variables in 9
components allows keeping the main part of the phenomenon measured by 29 of the first time.
Index of KMO is also 0,644, which means that all the items are averagely coherent. Our test of
Bartlett is significant, thus our factorial model is suited.
The homogeneity of this scale can be considered as satisfactory, because our alpha is equal to0,
8802. Our scale is reliable and usable for the later analyses.
6. TEST OF THE HYPOTHESES AND THE INTERPRETATION
Model1: impact of the motivation on the entrepreneurial intention.
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To estimate the quality of the adjustment of this regression, we have to employ the test F of
FISHER-SNEDECOR. We must clarify that, in the studied sample, for the risk α considered,
multiple R2 is significantly different from 0 (Giannelonni and Vernette, 1995). The critical value
of F, in the threshold has = 0, 05, for 1 and 97 degrees of freedom, is equal to 4. The calculated F
(5,973, sig. = 0,016) being clearly upper, we can conclude that the quality of the adjustment
offered by the regression is significant. There is thus a significant dependence between the
motivations and the entrepreneurial intention. The global model is significant at the threshold of
5 % (sig 0, 0160, 05) with a value of Fisher of 5,973, we thus end that the meditative data allow
us to affirm that there is a strongly significant influence of the motivations on the entrepreneurial
intention.
For the model 2: check of the influence of the individual characteristics on the entrepreneurial
intention.
Concerning the quality of the adjustment of this regression, we have to employ the test F of
FISHER-SNEDECOR. We must clarify that, in the studied sample, for the risk α considered,
multiple R2 is significantly different from 0 (Giannelonni and Vernette, 1995, p. 482).The
critical value of F, in the threshold has = 0, 05, for 2 and 96 degrees of freedom, is equal to 3, 15.
The calculated F (5,063, sig. = 0,008) being clearly upper, we can conclude that the quality of the
adjustment offered by the regression is significant. There is thus a significant dependence
between the individual characteristics and the entrepreneurial intention. The overall model is
significant at the 5% (sig = 0.008 <0, 05) with a value of 5,063 Fisher, we conclude that the data
used to decide in favor of a highly significant influence of individual characteristics on
entrepreneurial intention.
For Model 3: Impact of experience on entrepreneurial intention.
To estimate the quality of the adjustment of this regression, we have to employ the test F of
FISHER-SNEDECOR. We must clarify that, in the studied sample, for the risk α considered,
multiple R2 is significantly different from 0 (Giannelonni and Vernette, 1995). The critical value
of F, in the threshold α = 0.05, for 3 and 95 degrees of freedom is equal to 2.76. The calculated F
(5.063, sig. = 0.002) was significantly higher, we can conclude that the quality of the adjustment
of this regression is significant. There is therefore a significant dependence between the
experience and entrepreneurial intention. The overall model is significant at the 5% (sig = 0.002
<0, 05) with a value of 5,137 Fisher, we conclude that the data used to decide in favor of a highly
significant influence of experience professional on the entrepreneurial intention.
For Model 4: the influence of teaching on entrepreneurial intention
In order to estimate the quality of the adjustment of this regression, we have to employ the test F
of FISHER-SNEDECOR. The critical value of F, in the threshold α = 0.05, for 4 and 94 degrees
of freedom is equal to 2.52. The calculated F (4.991, sig. = 0.001) was significantly higher, we
can conclude that the quality of the adjustment of this regression is significant. There is therefore
a significant dependence between teaching and entrepreneurial intention. The overall model is
significant at the 5% (sig = 0.001 <0, 05) with a value of 4.991 Fisher, we conclude that the data
used to decide in favor of a highly significant influence of the formation on the entrepreneurial
intentions.
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Table 1. ANNOVA
Model Sum of squares Ddl Mean square F Significance
1 Regression 5,647 1 5,647 5,973 ,016
Residue 91,706 97 ,945
Total 97,354 98
2 Regression 9,288 2 4,644 5,063 ,008
Residue 88,065 96 ,917
Total 97,354 98
3 Regression 13,589 3 4,530 5,137 ,002
Residue 83,764 95 ,882
Total 97,354 98
4 Regression 17,054 4 4,264 4,991 ,001
Residue 80,299 94 ,854
Total 97,354 98
To identify significant links between motivations, individual characteristics, work experience,
teaching and entrepreneurial intention, we have to apply the multiple regression analysis. Indeed,
this technique is suitable for cases where the explicative and to be explained variables are
quantitative.
The R2 named linear coefficient of determination is the main indicator of the quality of a
regression. It is considered us the part of the variance of the dependent variable explained by the
independent variable. It units the ability of the regression to represent the shade of observed
values. Moreover this coefficient is close to 1, the restitution of these values is so good.
However, the significance of the result must be interpreted according to the number of
observations and variables that are included in the calculation of adjusted (Evrard et al, 2003).
"The Adjusted R2 is the best realistic measure, and then it may be habitually lower than the R2
“normal”.
The theoretical value of the Durbin-Watson statistic is close to 2 (1.998), which confirms the
lack of correlation between the residuals.
For Model 1: The estimation of this model shows a linear adjustment in the range of 0.058 of R2
and 0.048 of R2 adjusted. Regression testing, whose characteristics are collected in the table of
multiple regression indicates the reference population for a good correlation between motivation
and entrepreneurial intention. The intensity of this relationship is expressed by a coefficient
(correlation R) whose value is 24.1 %. This result indicates that the model returns 5.8 % of the
variation expressed from the beginning.
Model 2: Before proceeding with the analysis of the results produced by the regression, we must
first check the validity of the model. The estimate shows a linear adjustment in the order of 0.095
in terms of R2 and 0.077 for the R2 adjusted. The regression test shows a good correlation
between motivation and entrepreneurial intention. The intensity of this relationship is expressed
by a coefficient whose value is 30.9 %. This result indicates that the model returns 9.5 % of the
variation expressed from the beginning.
Estimation of the model 3 shows a linear adjustment in the order of 0.140 in terms of R2 and
0.112 for the R2 adjusted. The regression test indicates for the reference population a good
correlation between motivation and entrepreneurial intention. The intensity of this relationship
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results in a correlation coefficient R whose value is 37.4%. This result indicates that the model
reproduces 14% of the variation expressed from the beginning.
For Model 4: There is a linear adjustment in the range of 0.175 of R2 and 0.140 for the R2
adjusted. The regression test indicates the existence of a good correlation between motivation
and entrepreneurial intention. The intensity of this relationship is expressed by a coefficient
equal to 41.9%. This result indicates that the model returns 17.5% of the variation expressed
from the beginning.
Table 2. Multiple Regressions
R R-deux R-deux ajusté Error standard of
estimation
Durbin-Watson
Model
1 ,241 ,058 ,048 ,97233
2 ,309 ,095 ,077 ,95778
3 ,374 ,140 ,112 ,93901
4 ,419 ,175 ,140 ,92426 1,998
For Model 1: motivations act positively on the entrepreneurial intention, with a significant
regression coefficient beta = 0.241, and with positive sign.
For model 2: we find that no significant correlation between individual characteristics and the
entrepreneurial intention, this is reflected in the negative sign of the regression coefficient
beta = -0.196.
About Model 3: the experience has a positive contribution in relation to the entrepreneurial
intention with a regression coefficient beta = 0.212 significant and with positive sign.
Finally, for Model 4: The regression coefficient beta = 0.241 is significant and with positive sign.
So the independent variable, which is “teaching”, positively affects the entrepreneurial intention.
Based on this analysis we can conclude that just only one hypothesis was not confirmed:
H 1: motivational factors positively influence the entrepreneurial intention. Confirmed.
H 2: Individual characteristics have a positive effect on entrepreneurial intention. Not confirmed.
H 3: Professional experience has a positive effect on entrepreneurial intention. Confirmed.
H 4: The teaching positively influences entrepreneurial intention. Confirmed.
H A: Individual factors have a positive effect on entrepreneurial intention. Confirmed.
7. DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS
Using the analyses performed throughout this empirical investigation, in the Tunisian context,
we were able to meet our object of research, which is to determine the effect of different factors
on the individual entrepreneurial intention.
Our sample consisted of 250 students in the terminal phase of their academic curriculum and
soon searching for job, their behavior is a function of the determinants of entrepreneurial
intention.
Moreover, by the use of regression analysis of the data we found that motivation, work
experience and teaching have a significant impact on the intention. Furthermore, we did not find
statistically significant relationships between individual characteristics (age and sex) and
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entrepreneurial intention, but it was shown at the global level, that individual factors have a
positive effect on the intention entrepreneurial.
Indeed, if we compare empirically, the results obtained in the framework of our research, with
those found in other studies, we can conclude that our intentional model has an important
explanatory power, since we have empirically validated the majority our assumptions.
8. CONCLUSION
To test the validity of the research model, we used multiple regression techniques, correlation
and ANOVA for one factor; they have to update explanatory and predictive factors of
entrepreneurial intention. When we allow the data and the questionnaire, we performed
quantitative analyzes to better identify and describe the factors that significantly influence
entrepreneurial intention.
Individual factors (motivation, experience and teaching), among other contextual factors are
explanatory and predictive variables of entrepreneurial intention. Combined in a model, these
factors proved relevant in the context of the reference sample.
However, H 2 was not validated in the model. Our research certainly has a "positive" approach to
validating assumptions. But the audit did not mean demonstration. Establish a hypothesis is
invalid in itself an interesting result that can illuminate further research dealing with the intention
as an important phase of the entrepreneurial process.
Thus, with respect to H2, we reported that individual characteristics do not affect the
entrepreneurial intention.
The validation of a model of entrepreneurial intention brings new knowledge to the field of
entrepreneurship. The research process that we conducted provides further theoretical and
practical benefits, but also has limitations while paving the way for extensions it seems necessary
to explore.
Our findings show the importance of these factors in the entrepreneurial intention. The
importance of the impact of factors on intention reveals the intention increases, significantly,
with the influence by the latter. Indeed, this result shows the importance of entrepreneurial
education in universities. Today, with the rise in unemployment among graduates, academic
institutions are challenged to train and sensitize graduates, through various educational
processes, creating their own businesses.
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