2019 Volume 4 Issue 2 Supplementary
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INVESTIGATING THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAPABILITIES OF NEW MALE STUDENTS AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL OF BU-ALI SINA UNIVERSITY IN 2018


Zahra BAYAT1*, Ali Akbar GHOLIZADEH2
Abstract

The main objective of this research was to investigate the entrepreneurship capabilities of new male students at the undergraduate level of Bu-Ali Sina University in 2018. The statistical population of this research included all new students at the undergraduate level of Bu-Ali Sina University in 2018, among which 311 subjects were studied as sample by stratified sampling method. The data collection tool was a students’ entrepreneurship capabilities assessment questionnaire prepared by Mardanshahi and Dowlati. The reliability coefficient was estimated 0.80 by Cronbach's alpha method and its formal validity was also confirmed. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The results obtained from this research showed that there was a significant difference between female and male students in respect of risk taking component. There was a significant difference between the male students of various faculties in respect of entrepreneurship capabilities and the entrepreneurship capability of male students of the Faculty of Agriculture, which was higher than other faculties. Therefore, the curriculums and educational workshops of the University's Growth and Entrepreneurship Center should be designed in such a way that the entrepreneurship capabilities of students are strengthened.


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