The process of adopting entrepreneurial behaviour: Evidence from agriculture students in Iran

• Pouria Ataei ^[1] ; Hamed Ghadermarzi ^[2] ; Hamid Karimi ^[4] ; Arash Norouzi ^[3]
  1. [1] Tarbiat Modares University

     Tarbiat Modares University

     Irán

     
  2. [2] Kharazmi University

     Kharazmi University

     Irán

     
  3. [3] University of Tehran

     University of Tehran

     Irán

     
  4. [4] University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

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• Localización: Innovations in education and teaching international, ISSN 1470-3297, Vol. 58, Nº 3, 2021, págs. 340-350
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The present study aimed to explore the process of exhibiting entrepreneurial behaviour by agriculture students in Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran based on the extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The statistical population was composed of all senior students of the College of Agriculture (N = 420). Data were collected by a self-designed questionnaire whose face and content validity was confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was determined in a pilot study. Path analysis showed that attitude, perceived behavioural control, and subjective norms and two personality specifications of entrepreneurship including risk-taking and motivation for progress had a positive and significant effect on the students’ entrepreneurial intention so that they altogether accounted for 38.6% of the variance of entrepreneurial intention. In addition, entrepreneurial intention was found to influence the students’ entrepreneurial behaviour positively and significantly.