Investigating the Effect of Psychological Characteristics of Entrepreneurs on the Economic Development of the Country (Case study: Tehran University Entrepreneurship students, Entrance 2012)
Subject Areas : Business ManagementMahmod Katebi pour 1 , Babak Ziya 2
1 - Entrepreneurship Student, University of Tehran, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, E-Business, Iran-Tehran
2 - Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship Management, Faculty Member (Assistant Professor) University of Tehran, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Organization, Iran-Tehran
Keywords: chological characteristics of entrepreneurs, Growth and development of economy,
Abstract :
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between the components of psychological characteristics of entrepreneurs and its impact on the economic development of the country. In this study, the master students of entrepreneurship major (entrance 2012) of the Faculty of Entrepreneurship of Tehran University were selected as the sample. The statistical population included 420 people, and based on the stratified sampling formula, 80 cases were selected as representative sample. The data collection method was a researcher-devised questionnaire. In this paper, the multiple regression statistical method was used to determine the contribution of each psychological component in the prediction of entrepreneurship. Based on the results, there is a significant relationship between each of the psychological characteristics components and entrepreneurship, which can help predict the effects of entrepreneurship on the growth and development of the economy of the country.
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