The Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Digital Literacy on Entrepreneurial Intention: A Study on the Students of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences*

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 21 Sayı: 2, 539 - 552, 31.08.2024

Turgut Emre Akyazı

https://doi.org/10.33437/ksusbd.1479088

Öz

This study was conducted in order to reveal whether the entrepreneurial orientation and digital literacy of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences students have an impact on entrepreneurial intention. For this purpose, data was collected from 956 undergraduate students studying in the departments of Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Political Science and Public Administration, International Relations and Management Information Systems at a state university. As a result of the analyses, it was observed that the entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial intention and digital literacy levels of students who had taken entrepreneurship courses were higher than those of students who had not taken entrepreneurship courses. Another important result of the study is that entrepreneurial orientation and digital literacy together had a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial intention.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial intention, digital literacy

Girişimcilik Yönelimi ve Dijital Okuryazarlığın Girişimcilik Niyetine Etkisi: İİBF Öğrencileri Üzerinde Bir Araştırma

Öz

Bu çalışma, İİBF öğrencilerinin girişimcilik yönelimi ve dijital okuryazarlık durumlarının girişimcilik niyeti üzerinde bir etkisi olup olmadığını ortaya koymak amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu kapsamda bir devlet üniversitesi bünyesindeki İktisat, İşletme, Maliye, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi, Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Yönetim Bilişim Sistemleri bölümlerinde öğrenim görmekte olan 956 adet lisans öğrencisinden veri toplanmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda girişimcilik dersi almış olan öğrencilerin girişimcilik yönelimi, girişimcilik niyeti ve dijital okuryazarlık düzeylerinin girişimcilik dersi almamış olan öğrencilere göre daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Araştırmanın bir diğer sonucuna göre girişimcilik yönelimi ve dijital okuryazarlığın birlikte girişimcilik niyeti üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğu gözlemlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Girişimcilik, girişimcilik yönelimi, girişimcilik niyeti, dijital okuryazarlık

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