Entrepreneurial potential of Portuguese agriculture higher education students: a case from the Alto Tras-os-Montes region, Portugal
Ascertaining students’ entrepreneurial intention and looking into their perception of the obstacles surrounding the entrepreneurial process are the objectives of this research. To achieve these objectives, a cross-sectional, quantitative, observational and analytical study was developed. To carry...
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Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch
2014-06-01
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| author | Maria Isabel Barreiro Ribeiro António José Gonçalves Fernandes Francisco José Lopes de Sousa Diniz |
| author_facet | Maria Isabel Barreiro Ribeiro António José Gonçalves Fernandes Francisco José Lopes de Sousa Diniz |
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| description | Ascertaining students’ entrepreneurial intention and looking into their perception of the obstacles surrounding
the entrepreneurial process are the objectives of this research. To achieve these objectives, a
cross-sectional, quantitative, observational and analytical study was developed. To carry out this study, a
random sample constituted by 269 students from Braganza School of Agriculture was collected. Descriptive
statistics and statistical tests, namely, Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov with Lilliefors
correction test and Levene test were computed using SPSS 16.0.
A likely bankruptcy was identified as a critical factor in starting up a business. Lack of financial support
was pointed as the major difficulty concerning business development. However, according to the results,
35.2 % of the respondents would like to create their own business and contribute to the development of the
regional economy, specifically, in the agriculture, food, biotechnological and environmental sectors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f5de55851d54dcd9ec5354906e754c32023-09-03T06:09:53ZengRussian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics of the Ural BranchЭкономика региона2072-64142411-14062014-06-012014221222010.17059/2014-2-20Entrepreneurial potential of Portuguese agriculture higher education students: a case from the Alto Tras-os-Montes region, PortugalMaria Isabel Barreiro Ribeiro0António José Gonçalves Fernandes1Francisco José Lopes de Sousa Diniz2Bragança Polytechnic InstituteBragança Polytechnic Institute University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroAscertaining students’ entrepreneurial intention and looking into their perception of the obstacles surrounding the entrepreneurial process are the objectives of this research. To achieve these objectives, a cross-sectional, quantitative, observational and analytical study was developed. To carry out this study, a random sample constituted by 269 students from Braganza School of Agriculture was collected. Descriptive statistics and statistical tests, namely, Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov with Lilliefors correction test and Levene test were computed using SPSS 16.0. A likely bankruptcy was identified as a critical factor in starting up a business. Lack of financial support was pointed as the major difficulty concerning business development. However, according to the results, 35.2 % of the respondents would like to create their own business and contribute to the development of the regional economy, specifically, in the agriculture, food, biotechnological and environmental sectors.http://economyofregion.com/archive/2014/49/2302/pdf/Entrepreneurial PotentialAgricultures Higher Education StudentsBusiness Constraints Factors |
| spellingShingle | Maria Isabel Barreiro Ribeiro António José Gonçalves Fernandes Francisco José Lopes de Sousa Diniz Entrepreneurial potential of Portuguese agriculture higher education students: a case from the Alto Tras-os-Montes region, Portugal Экономика региона Entrepreneurial Potential Agricultures Higher Education Students Business Constraints Factors |
| title | Entrepreneurial potential of Portuguese agriculture higher education students: a case from the Alto Tras-os-Montes region, Portugal |
| title_full | Entrepreneurial potential of Portuguese agriculture higher education students: a case from the Alto Tras-os-Montes region, Portugal |
| title_fullStr | Entrepreneurial potential of Portuguese agriculture higher education students: a case from the Alto Tras-os-Montes region, Portugal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Entrepreneurial potential of Portuguese agriculture higher education students: a case from the Alto Tras-os-Montes region, Portugal |
| title_short | Entrepreneurial potential of Portuguese agriculture higher education students: a case from the Alto Tras-os-Montes region, Portugal |
| title_sort | entrepreneurial potential of portuguese agriculture higher education students a case from the alto tras os montes region portugal |
| topic | Entrepreneurial Potential Agricultures Higher Education Students Business Constraints Factors |
| url | http://economyofregion.com/archive/2014/49/2302/pdf/ |
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