Factors Influencing the Entrepreneurial Attitude of Taiwanese Tertiary-Level Business Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Fen Chen ◽  
Ming-Chuan Lai
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Student Attitude ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude ◽  
Environmental Cognition ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

A model of attitude toward entrepreneurship and the factors influencing this were tested with students in the business department at technological colleges and universities in Taiwan. Personality traits were adopted as the independent variable, environmental cognition as the intervening variable, and attitude toward entrepreneurship as the dependent variable. Survey questionnaires (1,085) were distributed to students of which 881 were returned, and 792 of these were valid. The responses were analyzed using stepwise regression and LISREL. Results indicated that student attitude toward entrepreneurship was affected by environmental cognition and personality traits, which indirectly affected attitude toward entrepreneurship.

Consumers‟ Acceptance of „Halal‟ Credit Card Services: An Empirical Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaimy Johana Johan ◽  
Lennora Putit
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Control ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Credit Cards ◽  
Product Knowledge ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Developing Nation ◽  
Business Transactions ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Financial Credit ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Many past researches have been carried out in an attempt to continuously understand individuals‟ consumption behaviour. This study was conducted to investigate key factors influencing consumers‟ potential acceptance of halal (or permissible) financial credit card services. Specifically, it anticipated the influence of attitude, social influences and perceived control on consumers‟ behavioural intention to accept such services. In addition, factors such as religiosity and product knowledge were also postulated to affect consumers‟ attitude towards the act of using halal credit cards for any retail or business transactions. Using non-probability sampling approach, a total of 500 survey questionnaires was distributed to targeted respondents in a developing nation but only 220 usable feedbacks were received for subsequent data analysis. Regression results revealed that religiosity and product knowledge significantly influence consumers‟ attitude toward using halal credit card services.  Attitude in turn, subsequently has a significant impact on consumers‟ intention to accept halal financial credit card services. Several theoretical and managerial contributions were observed in this study.   

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Sputum Conversion among Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Morocco

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Bouti ◽  
Mohammed Aharmim ◽  
Karima Marc ◽  
Mouna Soualhi ◽  
Rachida Zahraoui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Sputum Smear ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Infection Control Measures ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Sputum Conversion ◽  
A Prospective Study

Background. Sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients expel infectious viable bacilli for a period following the commencement of treatment. Objective. To determine the time to sputum smear conversion and study the factors influencing it. Design. A prospective study was undertaken at our hospital in Rabat over a six-month period on a cohort of 119 sputum smear positive patients. Patients were followed up fortnightly. At each followup, specimens were collected and processed for microscopy using standard protocol. Results. 96.6% of our patients completed the study (4 deaths). Sputum conversion rate was 42% after two weeks, 73% after one month, and 95% after two months. Univariate and stepwise regression analysis showed that patients who had high smear grading, miliary, and bilateral radiologic lesions were more likely to undergo delayed sputum conversion (P<0.05). Other factors were thought to influence sputum conversion but were not statistically proven in our study. Conclusion. Since viable bacilli continue to be expelled for up to two months, infection control measures should be maintained for such a time. Patients with high smear grading, miliary, and bilateral radiologic lesions need to be monitored more closely.

scholarly journals ПРОЯВИ ОСОБИСТІСНИХ СМИСЛІВ У МОВЛЕННЄВІЙ КОМУНІКАЦІЇ ПІДЛІТКІВ

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 116-121
Author(s):  
Tetiana Kyrychenko
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personal Meaning ◽  
Speech Communication ◽  
Categorical Analysis ◽  
Lexical Semantic ◽  
Speech Activity ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
Semantic Interaction

According to the results of the study, it is pointed out that individual personality traits are manifested in the speech expression as a product of speech activity in the following characteristics: (1) proper linguistic (linguistic, speech and semantic); (2) psychological (motivational, cognitive, emotional, productive and resultative). The scientific and categorical analysis of the understanding the concept of personal meaning and the factors influencing its formation has been made. The article considers interpersonal speech communication of adolescents as a semantic interaction of its subjects, which involves the presence of such speech abilities as speaking and listening, the functional communicative unit of which is the statement (message) that is inextricably linked with the lexical-semantic and grammatical meanings.

A cross-cultural analysis of factors influencing choice in volunteering activities

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan H. Offstein ◽  
Rebecca M. Chory ◽  
J. Stephen Childers Jr
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Situational Variables ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Thoughtful Reflection ◽  
Cross Cultural Analysis

Purpose – This study aims to offer insights into the contextual and situational variables that influence volunteering choices. Design/methodology/approach – An analysis of European and US business students’ volunteering experiences is performed. Cross-cultural and experiential outcomes are compared and contrasted at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Findings – A majority of volunteering decisions are made without thoughtful reflection, based on convenience in an effort to reduce personal hardship, and influenced heavily by institutional and organizational structures. Originality/value – These results call into question the notion that volunteering-related choices are deeply personal, purposeful and/or reflective decisions. Moreover, the findings begin to explain why volunteerism continues to be dogged by labels such as “ineffective”, “inefficient” or “lacking in value” when benchmarked against expectations.

Personality traits as predictors of language learner engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-310
Author(s):  
Tanja Angelovska ◽  
Sarah Mercer ◽  
Kyle Read Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Desirable Outcome

Abstract Engagement is seen as a highly desirable outcome and process contributing to successful learning. In second language acquisition (SLA), we know comparatively little about the nature of engagement for learning a language, in particular the kind of individual differences in learners that account for variations in engagement. In this study, we investigate whether a relationship exists between the engagement of tertiary-level English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students and one key individual difference, student personality traits, as measured by Goldberg, Lewis R. 1992. The development of markers for the Big-Five factor structure. Psychological Assessment 4(1). 26–42, Big-Five Personality Markers. Participants in this study were 154 EFL tertiary-level students from two universities in Austria. Language learning engagement (LLE) was measured using a modified version of the standardized Student Engagement Instrument (Appleton et al. 2006) adapted specifically for the tertiary-level EFL context in which this study was conducted. The study revealed that trait neuroticism and age predicted LLE and its two dimensions, the cognitive and the affective. Pedagogical implications of the study are presented and discussed.

scholarly journals Evoking Agriculture Entrepreneurship: How Younger and Older Farmers Differ

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7005
Author(s):  
Chao-Chien Chen ◽  
Chaoyun Liang
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude ◽  
Older Farmers

This study examined the agriculture entrepreneurial intentions (AEIs) of current farmers (n = 1183) in Taiwan and distinguished differences between ≤45- and >45-year-old farmers by applying the theory of planned behaviour with the extension of personality traits. The results determined that the entrepreneurial commitment and communication aspects of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) considerably affected the conviction dimension of AEI, whereas entrepreneurial commitment, communication ESE, entrepreneurial attitude, planning ESE, and neuroticism notably influenced the preparation dimension of AEI. Furthermore, the effects of neuroticism on entrepreneurial conviction were weaker in younger farmers than in older farmers, and the effects of entrepreneurial commitment, entrepreneurial attitude, neuroticism, and planning ESE on entrepreneurial preparation in younger farmers were different from those in older farmers. Moreover, length of agricultural engagement exhibited an inverted U-shaped curvilinear relationship with AEIs. The present study contributes to the understanding of how younger farmers’ AEIs can be shaped and how they may cope with the differences they may have compared with older family members.

Vocational Interest Themes and Personality Traits in Relation to College Major Satisfaction of Business Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christen T. Logue ◽  
John W. Lounsbury ◽  
Arpana Gupta ◽  
Frederick T. L. Leong
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Business Students ◽  
College Major ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Major Satisfaction

A CROSS-CULTURAL INVESTIGATION OF PERSONALITY TRAITS AMONG ARAB AND AMERICAN BUSINESS STUDENTS

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hozik ◽  
J.W. Wright
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Business Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
American Business ◽  
Personality Test ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Keirsey Temperament Sorter ◽  
The University

This study identifies differences in the scores of Jordanian and American business students on the Keirsey Temperament Sorter personality test. The test was administered to 137 students at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan, and Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. The research results show that, although there are significant differences in personality traits in two of four categories, there are more similarities than differences between the traits identified by these groups of students. This indicates that the personalities and temperaments of business students in Jordan and the United States are not remarkably different.

scholarly journals Perceived Personality Traits of Deaf Students of Cagayan de Oro National High School: Basis for Intervention

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelvett Mynne S. Faelden
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Deaf Students ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
Core Problem ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Deafness is one of the factors which affects social, emotional, intellectual, and even the psychological aspect of a person. In general, it affects the person holistically and, thus, affects personality. Deaf students pose many challenges in their lives, difficulty in hearing, inability to express themselves and to communicate the people that surround them. The core problem is communication difficulties which are the clear barrier in the social relationships with their peers. The study was conducted to describe the perceived personality traits-related problems of the deaf students of Cagayan de Oro National High School (CNHS), Cagayan de Oro City. The study utilized the descriptive research design and survey questionnaires were given to the deaf students, parents, and teachers. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics as frequency, percentage, t-test, and ANOVA. Deaf students were neutral in four dominant personalities, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Further, the teachers were more committed than parents in the development of the deaf students’ personality traits related problems.

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