The study investigated the psychological characteristics of entrepreneurship of 829 college students in China by questionnaire. The psychological characteristics include five aspects: entrepreneurial capacity, entrepreneurial belief, entrepreneurial consciousness, entrepreneurial motivation, and entrepreneurial determination. In the five factors, the entrepreneurial consciousness of college stu...

No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system. By drawing on two unique data sets – the Forum's Global Competitiveness Index and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor's assessment of entrepreneurial activity – the report takes a nuanced stance on the prevalence and type...

the aim of this study is to examine the effects of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention of technical and vocational university students. technical and vocational higher education centers are among the centers providing students with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. entrepreneurship and business skills are the courses that students are required to pass during t...

Public health leaders and managers need new leadership and management skills as well as greater entrepreneurial acumen to respond effectively to broad demographic, socioeconomic, and political trends reshaping public health. This article asserts that the need for such training and skills was the impetus for the conceptualization, design, and launch of the Management Academy for Public Health--a...

Using data from representative population surveys in 17 countries, we find that the lower rate of female business ownership is primarily due to women’s lower propensity to start businesses rather than to differences in survival rates across genders. We show that women are less confident in their entrepreneurial skills, have different social networks and exhibit higher fear of failure than men. ...

Interviews with the directors or program chairs of Canada’s seven graduate schools of library and information studies revealed that schools face four common issues: (1) relocation within the university administrative structure or partnership with other academic units, (2) introduction of broader curriculum menus and more flexible course schedules, (3) closer liaison with industry for research f...

The development of entrepreneurial skills within the education system increases the possibility of producing more entrepreneurs in future. Many economists now believe that entrepreneurship plays an important role in economic growth of a country. Entrepreneurial education can be used as a mediation tool for impacting attitude of people towards entrepreneurship. A Mentor plays an important role i...