The Impact of Business Attitude on Entrepreneurial Behavior in Postgraduate Students: A Cross-sectional Study During the COVID-۱۹ Pandemic
Publish place: Journal of Health Reports and Technology، Vol: 8، Issue: 1
Publish Year: 1401
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: English
View: 96
- Certificate
- من نویسنده این مقاله هستم
استخراج به نرم افزارهای پژوهشی:
شناسه ملی سند علمی:
JR_IJHLS_8-1-007
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 28 تیر 1402
Abstract:
Background: Entrepreneurship and business behavior are of great significance in developing countries, such as Iran, due to the
unemployment crisis. Today’s economic status and population composition have propelled everyone to find effective solutions
in the economic arena. Therefore, appropriate educational models for students and programs to encourage students to turn to
entrepreneurship and create new businesses are vital.
Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the impact of business attitude on entrepreneurial behavior in postgraduate
students.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the postgraduate students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in ۲۰۲۱.
Data were collected using the standard questionnaires of Aution et al. and Leon Dice Zamptakis and Vasilis Mustakis. Data analysis
was performed in the R software version ۴.۰.۴ using Spearman’s or Pearson’s correlation-coefficient and multivariate analysis of
variance (MANOVA).
Results: The mean age of the participants was ۲۸.۱۷ ۶.۲۹۷ years. Pearson’s correlation-coefficient indicated a significant, inverse
correlation between age and attitudes toward competitiveness and entrepreneurial culture (r = -۰.۲۱۰; P = ۰.۰۰۲ and r = -۰.۱۷۷; P =
۰.۰۱, respectively). In addition, the results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that the attitude to business had a significant,
inverse effect on entrepreneurial behavior (r = -۰.۲۵۹; P < ۰.۰۰۱).
Conclusions: According to the results, students’ unpreparedness for self-employment activities highlights the need for changing
the attitude of postgraduate students in this regard by explaining the prevalence of the COVID-۱۹. Due to the outbreak of the disease,
numerous startups and personal businesses were shut down. Therefore, students are mostly reluctant to become involved in
entrepreneurial activities despite their business attitude.
Keywords:
Authors
Sima Rafiei
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
Ahad Alizadeh
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
Leyla Aziziani
Research Committee Virtual School of Medical Education and Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Faeze Homaei Borojeni
Student Research Committee, Faculty of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran