Title of article :
Look at the Dominant Preferences of Entrepreneurial Individual Components of Student by the Grounded Theory Method
Author/Authors :
Mohaghegh Daghigh, Golareh Islamic Azad University, Sari , Salehi, Mohammad Islamic Azad University, Sari , Fatahi, Majid Islamic Azad University, Sari
Abstract :
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the
individual entrepreneurial components of students from the perspective
of university lecturers.
Methodology: The present study is based on a data-base research
method that was conducted through interviews with 12 experts
including a combination of university professors and members of the
profession including various professional disciplines using purposive
sampling method. Selected. Data categorization, interviews were
analyzed based on the first two stages of the three-stage Strauss and
Corbin system, namely open and axial coding and categorical coding.
Subcategories and categories were obtained and finally They were
divided into main categories that are more general and conceptual. After
collecting the questionnaires, 50 raw data were identified which
converted this raw data into 17 common codes and 17 common codes
were presented in 9 classification concepts, then 9 concepts were
classified into 4 categories. In this study, the main variables extracted
from the data and their subcategories were investigated.
Findings: Data content analysis resulted in the extraction of 4 main
themes (subcategories) and 9 sub-themes (concepts) as follows:
Creativity with sub-themes: desire for innovation and initiative and
fluidity; meta-cognitive beliefs with Sub-themes: Tolerance of ambiguity
and flexibility; Self-esteem with sub-themes: Self-esteem and selfassurance;
Sub-themes of thinking style: General and partial thinking.
Conclusion: The increasing importance of entrepreneurship education
and its ability to improve economic growth and job opportunities is
evident in some universities at both academic and non-academic levels.
Keywords :
Entrepreneurial Behavior , Entrepreneurship , Individual Components , Students