Investigating the Relationship between Employee Empowerment and the Development of an Entrepreneurial Culture at Fatemieh Technical and Vocational University of Bandar Abbas

Year 2017, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 250 - 255, 01.06.2017

Azade Aryana Reza Ameri Siyahouei Tahereh Mahmoudi

Abstract

This study has been conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between employee empowerment and the development of an entrepreneurial
culture Fatemieh Technical and Vocational University of Bandar Abbas. This is a descriptive and correlational research. The sample size was
113 participants (85 females and 28 males) who were selected via simple random sampling method. The research tool was Spritzer Psychological
Empowerment Scale and Entrepreneurial Culture Questionnaire. The data obtained from the study were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient.
The research findings showed that there is a relationship between employee empowerment and the development of an entrepreneurial culture in Fatemieh
Technical and Vocational University of Bandar Abbas, there is a significant relationship between sense of competence (self-efficacy) and the development
of an entrepreneurial culture in Fatemieh Technical and Vocational University of Bandar Abbas, there is a significant relationship between the sense
of having the right of choice (independence) and the development of an entrepreneurial culture in Fatemieh Technical and Vocational University of
Bandar Abbas, there is a significant relationship between sense of meaning and the development of an entrepreneurial culture in Fatemieh Technical
and Vocational University of Bandar Abbas, and there is a significant relationship between sense of trust in other employees and the development of
an entrepreneurial culture in Fatemieh Technical and Vocational University of Bandar Abbas.

Keywords

Empowerment, Development of Entrepreneurial Culture, Employees, Fatemieh Technical and Vocational University