The Impact of Demographic Factors and Personality on the Entrepreneurial Intention: A Study on Students in Sport Sciences Departments

Abstract

Today entrepreneurship is a subject that must be supported by all countries. In this context, it is very important that the university students, who are at the very beginning of their working life, have entrepreneurial intentions. In this study in the light of data that were collected with a questionnairre from 185 university students studying in sport sciences departments of the universities, the impacts of demographical factors and individual features of the students on the entrepreneurial intentions were investigated. Data were analyzed with one-way ANOVA, correlation and regression analysis. Results indicated that while age, gender, previous job experience, and monthly income of the family differentiated the entrepreneurial intentions of students, locus of control and self efficacy had significant impacts on the entrepreneurial intentions

Keywords

• Entrepreneur, entrepreneurial intention, personality, sport sciences, university student

Demograf ik Faktörler ve Kişiliğin Girişimcilik Niyetine Etkisi: Spor Bilimleri Alanında Öğrenim Gören Üniversite Öğrencileri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Günümüzde girişimcilik tüm ülkeler için desteklenmesi gereken bir olgu olarak görülmektedir. Bu bağlamda özellikle çalışma yaşamlarının başında olan üniversite öğrencilerinin, girişimci niyetler taşımaları da son derece önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, üniversitelerin spor bilimleri alanında öğrenim gören 185 öğrenciden anket yöntemiyle elde edilen veriler ışığında, demografik faktörlerin ve öğrencilerin kişilik özelliklerinin öğrencilerin girişimcilik niyetlerini nasıl etkilediği araştırılmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesi, tek yönlü varyan analizi (ANOVA), korelâsyon ve regresyon analizleri ile yapılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, öğrencilerin yaş, cinsiyet, önceki iş deneyimi ve ailenin aylık gelirinin öğrencilerin girişimcilik niyetlerini farklılaştırdığı; kontrol odağı ve öz yeterlilik özelliklerinin ise girişimcilik niyetlerini etkilediği görülmüştür

Keywords

• Girişimci, girişimcilik niyeti, kişilik, spor bilimleri, üniversite öğrencisi

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