scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Intention among Rural Youth in Moroccan Agricultural Cooperatives: The Future of Rural Entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9247
Author(s):  
El Bouichou ◽  
Tahirou Abdoulaye ◽  
Khalil Allali ◽  
Abdelghani Bouayad ◽  
Aziz Fadlaoui

Rural entrepreneurship in the developing world has long been hailed as a powerful tool for promoting the socioeconomic integration of young people and the key to avoiding rural depopulation as well as ensuring these areas remain attractive places for rural youth. However, there have been no efforts to investigate the role of collective entrepreneurship in the creation and management of new businesses in Morocco. Furthermore, we build on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to investigate and explain entrepreneurial intention among the rural youth members of agricultural cooperatives, and identify the vulnerabilities and factors that influence the choice or decision-making between permanent membership at the cooperative and an entrepreneurial career. In this case, we apply the cognitive approach to survey rural youth in the Drâa-Tafilalet region of Morocco in 2020. The binary logistic regression analysis technique has been used and applied to build the best model to explain why some rural youth members of the cooperative, but not others, choose to become entrepreneurs. We model how agricultural cooperatives may favor or inhibit the translation of entrepreneurial intention into new venture creation. A random sample size of 130 young people has been selected, from which 54 are intending to start a business and 76 have a negative intention of self-employment. The results of the analysis showed that socio-demographic variables, individual perceptions, previous experience, and the activities of the cooperative were statistically significant and reliable in building the binary logistic regression model. Findings also suggest that the risks of agribusiness and financing constraints have a negative influence on entrepreneurial intentions of the youth and women in agricultural cooperatives.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-143
Author(s):  
Bambang Mardisetosa ◽  
Khusaini Khusaini ◽  
Gumelar Widia Asmoro

In the last two decades, empirical studies on entrepreneurship had been increasing, especially the object of study of student entrepreneurial intention. The objective of this study was to examine the empirical evidence about significant factors and the most dominant factor (having the highest rank) influencing entrepreneurial intention of Islamic Shekh-Yusuf University students. This study used a descriptive quantitative approach that was a binary logistic regression analysis model with a sample of 382 respondents from a population of 4.058 students. Data obtained using a questionnaire tested for validity and reliability. Measurement scale used a Likert scale, and the distribution of questionnaire was accidental sampling technique. Based on binary logistic regression analysis, it showed that personality and situational significantly influenced students entreprenurial intentions, while culture and gender were not significant. The contribution of this research was as input to the university about the importance of developing students' entrepreneurial interets and talents so that graduates could contribute to reducing unemployment.  


2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonidas A. Zampetakis ◽  
Manto Gotsi ◽  
Constantine Andriopoulos ◽  
Vassilis Moustakis

The authors examine the link between creativity and entrepreneurial intention in young people and the roles that family and education may play in encouraging this link. The results from a survey of 180 undergraduate business school students show that the more creative young people consider themselves to be, the higher are their entrepreneurial intentions. Students' creativity also fully mediates the effect of family support for creativity on their entrepreneurial intention. Support for creativity in the university is found to have no effect on their creativity or on their entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurship course attendance moderates the effect of individual creativity on entrepreneurial intention.


2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Krimsi Budi Sienatra ◽  
Metta Padmalia

This study aims to look at the early stages of the birth of a business or at the stage of conception and preparation. Specifically, the purpose of this study is to develop and test empirically the determinants of entrepreneurial intentions using entrepreneur characteristic variables such as age, education, competence, gender, job status, parental background, ability to see persuasion and persistence as a predicting factor. The sample of this research is students and students who get formal education about entrepreneurship in Surabaya city. The analysis is based on a binary logistic regression model that estimates the effect of a set of predictor variables on entrepreneurship intentions. Logistic regression results show that only the age, competence, network relations, and ability to see the opportunities that affect the intention of entrepreneurship. Out-of-the-box results are the background of the parents not impacting the entrepreneurship intentions.


CACTUS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Badea Ana-Maria

COVID-19 is an extremely infectious disease and a danger to human health, causing deaths worldwide. The aim of the paper was to identify how the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic negatively influenced the entrepreneurial intentions of young people. The study starts from the hypotheses that entrepreneurial intentions among young people have decreased due to the pandemic and that the existence of entrepreneurs in the family or circle of friends can positively influence young people. A review of the literature has created an overview of the importance of entrepreneurship in a country's economy and how the pandemic affected the entrepreneurs. To collect data, a questionnaire was distributed among young people between 16 and 35 years old. Following the evaluation of the respondents' answers, the two hypotheses were validated. It was found that young people who already have their own business also have relatives or friends who are entrepreneurs, who influenced them to follow the path of entrepreneurship. The pandemic has negatively affected young people, as before March 2020, 35.6% of young people wanted to start their own business, now 24.4% are undecided due to restrictions and uncertainty, and 1.6% gave up the idea setting up a business. Thus, we can conclude that the pandemic has caused disruptions to the economy and entrepreneurship, raising many challenges for current and future businesses.


2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Indarti ◽  
Stein Krinstiansen

This paper aims to identify determinants of entrepreneurial intentions among young people. The empirical basis is Norwegian students, while an objective is also to create a basis for comparative studies among different economic and cultural contexts. Independent variables in the study include demographic factors and individual background, personality traits, and contextual elements like access to capital and information. The individual perceptions of self-efficacy and instrumental readiness are the variables that affect entrepreneurial intentions most significantly. Age, gender and educational background have no statistically significant impact. Generally, the level of the entrepreneurial intentions among Norwegian students is relatively low, which may be explained by social status and economic remuneration of entrepreneurs compared with employees in the Norwegian context.


2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Hatak ◽  
Rainer Harms ◽  
Matthias Fink

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how age and job identification affect entrepreneurial intention. Design/methodology/approach – The researchers draw on a representative sample of the Austrian adult workforce and apply binary logistic regression on entrepreneurial intention. Findings – The findings reveal that as employees age they are less inclined to act entrepreneurially, and that their entrepreneurial intention is lower the more they identify with their job. Whereas gender, education, and previous entrepreneurial experience matter, leadership and having entrepreneurial parents seem to have no impact on the entrepreneurial intention of employees. Research limitations/implications – Implications relate to a contingency perspective on entrepreneurial intention where the impact of age is exacerbated by stronger identification with the job. Practical implications – Practical implications include the need to account for different motivational backgrounds when addressing entrepreneurial employees of different ages. Societal implications include the need to adopt an age perspective to foster entrepreneurial intentions within established organizations. Originality/value – While the study corroborates and extends findings from entrepreneurial intention research, it contributes new empirical insights to the age and job-dependent contingency perspective on entrepreneurial intention.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 330
Author(s):  
Qais M. Abdulqader

In this paper, the Binary Logistic Regression Analysis BLRA technique has been used and applied for building the best model for Hepatitis disease data using best subsets regression and stepwise procedures and depending on some laboratory tests such as glutamate oxalate transaminase, glutamate pyruvate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, and total serum bilirubin which represents explanatory variables. Also, the technique has used for classifying persons into two groups which are infected and non-infected with viral Hepatitis disease. A random sample size consists of 200 persons has been selected which represents 86 of uninfected and 114 of infected persons. The results of the analysis showed that first, the two procedures identified the same three explanatory variables out of four and they were statistically significant, and it has been reliable in building the logistic model. And second, the percentage of visible correct classification rate was about 98% which represents the high ability of the model for classification.


2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Zamberi Ahmad ◽  
Siri Roland Xavier ◽  
Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore entrepreneurial intentions among Malaysia adult population through the cognitive approach model. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on Global Entrepreneurship Monitor nation-wide survey which includes questions about entrepreneurial perceptions of the country's population. Findings – Three kinds of perceptions are identified: individual perceptions, perceptions about entrepreneurial opportunities and socio-cultural perceptions. Their effect on intentions is tested along with some control variables. Practical implications – The result of this study provides empirically rigorous evidence for understanding the entrepreneurial intention of individuals in Malaysia. Originality/value – This study is very relevant as it attempt to close this gap by not only providing further insights and understanding of the entrepreneurial intention, but also for the more general understanding of the economic development in developing nation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus is a condition that affects many pregnancies and ethnicity appears to be a risk factor. Data indicate that approximately 18% of Tamil women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus. Today, approximately 50,000 of Tamils live in Switzerland. To date, there is no official tool available in Switzerland that considers the eating and physical activity habits of this migrant Tamil population living in Switzerland, while offering a quick overview of gestational diabetes mellitus and standard dietetics management procedures. The NutriGeD project led by Bern University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland aimed at closing this gap. The aim of this present study was to evaluate the implementation potential of the tools developed in the project NutriGeD for dietetic counseling before their wide scale launch in Swiss hospitals, clinics and private practices. Method: An online survey was developed and distributed to 50 recruited healthcare professionals working in the German speaking region of Switzerland from October – December 2016 (31% response rate). The transcultural tools were sent to participants together with the link to the online survey. The evaluation outcome was analysed using binary logistic regression and cross tabulation analysis with IBM SPSS version 24.0, 2016. Results: 94% (N=47) respondents believed that the transcultural tools had good potential for implementation in hospitals and private practices in Switzerland. A binary logistic regression analysis revealed that the age of participants had a good correlation (42.1%) on recommending the implementation potential of the transcultural tool. The participants with age group 34- 54 years old where the highest group to recommend the implementation potential of the transcultural tool and this was found to be statistically significant (p=0.05). 74% (34 out of 50) of the respondents clearly acknowledged the need for transcultural competence knowledge in healthcare practices. 80% (N =40) of the respondents agreed that the information presented in the counseling display folder was important and helpful while 60% (N= 30) agreed to the contents being clinically applicable. 90% (N=45) participants recommended the availability of the evaluated transcultural tools in healthcare settings in Switzerland. Conclusion: The availability in healthcare practice of the evaluated transcultural tools was greatly encouraged by the Swiss healthcare practitioners participating in the survey. While they confirmed the need for these transcultural tools, feed-backs for minor adjustments were given to finalize the tools before their official launch in practice. The developed materials will be made available for clinical visits, in both hospitals and private practices in Switzerland. The Migmapp© transcultural tool can serve as a good approach in assisting healthcare professionals in all fields, especially professionals who practice in areas associated with diet - related diseases or disorders associated with populations at risk.


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