The Relationship between Social Capital and Entrepreneurship of Engineering Students of Islamic Azad University, Quchan Branch

Subject Areas : Social Evolutions

MAHNAZ AMIRPOOR ¹ , mehdi khoshkar ²

1 - Assistant professor, department of social sience, quchan branch, lslamic azad university, quchan, lran
2 - PhD Student in Sociology of Economic Development, Department of Social Sciences, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran

Received: 2022-01-26 Accepted : 2022-11-09 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: entrepreneurship, social capital - components of social capital,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social capital and entrepreneurship of engineering students of Islamic Azad University, Quchan Branch in 1400. Research Method: The survey method is cross-sectional in terms of time and is a type of applied studies and the sampling method is voluntary and available. The statistical population consisted of all engineering students with a sample size of 299 people. Parametric tests such as correlation coefficient and regression were used to analyze the data. Results: showed that there was a correlation between social capital and entrepreneurship of 0.309, a correlation between the cognitive dimension of social capital and entrepreneurship (0.398), a correlation between the relational dimension of social capital and entrepreneurial motivation (0.487), and The cognitive dimension of social capital and entrepreneurship is correlated to (0.398). Also, the effect of the mediating variable of social changes and changes in the relationship between social capital and student entrepreneurship is significant (0.839). Conclusion: By strengthening social capital, we can help increase their entrepreneurship and provide the ground for the growth and development of this organization, but it should not be forgotten that social changes and developments can affect the relationship between