مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - A Proposal for a Structural Equation Model for the Representation of Entrepreneurial Intentions of University Students

Abstract :

It is of great importance that individuals with an entrepreneurial potential are actively involved in their business areas in order to grow, accelerate and sustain the economic development of an country. Education is one of the most important elements in bringing out entrepreneurship potential. University students are made up of individuals who have the promised entrepreneurial potential. The process of university students becoming entrepreneurs starts when they decide to become entrepreneurs. In order to encourage entrepreneurship, students need to understand how entrepreneurship decisions are made by uncovering factors that affect entrepreneurship. Students should encourage entrepreneurship with this training and entrepreneurial candidates for the future should be encouraged. In this study, it was tried to investigate the demographic characteristics and entrepreneurial intentions of university students. Personal and contextual factors such as achievement needs, locus of control, perceived support, perceived barrier, and attitudes toward entrepreneurship, perceived behavioral control, and personal norms on entrepreneurial intentions were examined through a proposed Structural Equation Model (SEM). As a result, increasing entrepreneurship training for entrepreneur candidates, directing them towards business life, more government support and economic inadequacy, and encouragement of the individuals were considered important findings.