Investigating and Analyzing of Intension for Self-employment among Students (Case of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources)

Arabiun, Abolghasem; Abdollahzadeh, Gholamhossein; Sharifzadeh, Abolghasem

doi:10.22059/ijaedr.2013.50962

Investigating and Analyzing of Intension for Self-employment among Students (Case of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Abolghasem Arabiun ¹

Gholamhossein Abdollahzadeh ²

Abolghasem Sharifzadeh ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran

10.22059/ijaedr.2013.50962

Abstract

Current research aimed to analyze intention for self-employment, identify requirements for starting own-business and has explained factor contribution on self-employment intentions among students. This applied research used quantitative paradigm and carried out based on survey strategy. The statistical population of this study consisted of all agricultural who study in Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in term 2011-2012. (N=1618). The sample size (n=192) was determinated by Cochran's formula and respondents was selected by stratified sampling technique. A questionnaire was used as research tool in order to collect data. Results showed that 64.1% and 8/43% of respondents have high preferences for "recruitment for governmental sectors" and "intention to start an own- business" as intended options to do after post-graduation. Result of ranking requirements for self-employment revealed that, "have physical resources and infrastructures for production", "benefiting from special business trainings" and "having job experience in related field" have high important while respondents have low advantages in this factors. Findings of factor analyzing indicated that six factor namely; personal and professional motivations, job and professional preferences, job and professional advancement, financial and welfare needs, personal capability and social usefulness explained 78.72 of the total variances for determinants of self-employment intentions.

Keywords

Entrepreneurial behavior

requirements for self-employment

self-employment intention

self-employment preferences