INVESTIGATING ENTREPRENEURIAL MENTALITY AMONG STUDENTS OF HAM ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY

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VAHEDI MARJAN; MORADNEZHADI H.; SHARIFZADEH A.A.GH.; SHARIFI MEHNOUSH

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research Year:2009 | Volume:40 | Issue:2 Page(s): 93-101

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INVESTIGATING ENTREPRENEURIAL MENTALITY AMONG STUDENTS OF HAM ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY

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VAHEDI MARJAN | MORADNEZHADI H. | SHARIFZADEH A.A.GH. | SHARIFI MEHNOUSH | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

ENTREPRENEURSHIPQ2

NEED FOR ACHIEVEMENTQ3

RISK-TAKINGQ3

CREATIVITYQ3

INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROLQ3

NEED FOR INDEPENDENCEQ2

Abstract

Nowadays universities are keen to play a more effective role in the development of their societies. Entrepreneurial education for enhancing entrepreneurial mentality in students is one of the new functions of universities and educational centers in meeting society's needs. So, an identification of entrepreneurial characteristics of students can help fostering goals of universities for planning and implementation of ENTREPRENEURSHIP-oriented programs. The purpose of this research was to investigate entrepreneurial mentality among students of Ilam Islamic Azad University. The research was carried out applying a descriptive-survey method. The research population consisted of students of Ilam Islamic Azad University. Using Random Sampling Technique, 115 students were selected. Instrument of data gathering was questionnaire. Methods of Cronbach's Alpha and Split-half were employed to determine the main scales of the questionnaire's reliability. The coefficients were found to be equal to 0.89 and 0.51 respectively, indicating a high level of reliability.Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts' panel. Data analysis was accomplished using SPSS. The results revealed that mentality of ambiguity tolerance, NEED FOR ACHIEVEMENT, RISK-TAKING, CREATIVITY, and INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL among most students while the NEED FOR INDEPENDENCE amongst most students was low. A comparison of entrepreneurial mentality between newly admitted vs senior students indicated significant difference between these two groups. Male and female students differently benefited from CREATIVITY, the females enjoying more CREATIVITY than males.As regards other entrepreneurial mentality characteristics there is no significant difference observed between male and female students.

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VAHEDI, MARJAN, MORADNEZHADI, H., SHARIFZADEH, A.A.GH., & SHARIFI, MEHNOUSH. (2009). INVESTIGATING ENTREPRENEURIAL MENTALITY AMONG STUDENTS OF HAM ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICUTURAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, 40(2), 93-101. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/146208/en

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VAHEDI MARJAN, MORADNEZHADI H., SHARIFZADEH A.A.GH., SHARIFI MEHNOUSH. INVESTIGATING ENTREPRENEURIAL MENTALITY AMONG STUDENTS OF HAM ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICUTURAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH[Internet]. 2009;40(2):93-101. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/146208/en

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MARJAN VAHEDI, H. MORADNEZHADI, A.A.GH. SHARIFZADEH, and MEHNOUSH SHARIFI, “INVESTIGATING ENTREPRENEURIAL MENTALITY AMONG STUDENTS OF HAM ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICUTURAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 93–101, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/146208/en

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