Abstract
Supporting entrepreneurship and innovation has always been the important to the Sultanate of Oman’s future. This research will shed light on the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education on the development of entrepreneurial activities in Oman. Large number of studies have concerned about entrepreneurship education, and entrepreneurial intention, but very few studies focusing on the how and why entrepreneurship education influences and their impact on entrepreneurial intention. Therefore, the objective of our study is to identify the impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship intention among undergraduate students in Oman. A survey questionnaire is used as the primary data collection tool by way of an online survey, and a sample from public and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Oman. The sample will consist of two groups selected among a population of undergraduate students who are in their final semester of study, and from those who have graduated during the previous two years. As this research is still in progress, we are expecting to collect a sample exceeding two hundred questionnaires. Preliminary testing of the model indicates that the survey instrument of this study is a fair, valid, and reliable method with which to conduct this field data collection. The research findings are expected to contribute to a greater understanding of the relationship between the various components of entrepreneurship education and the entrepreneurial intention of those undergraduate students from the target populations. Since increasing attention has been given to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education in Oman, in recent years, it is expected that the findings of this research will reveal the effectiveness of such programs in enhancing the potential of students to enable them to become effective, self-employed, entrepreneurs.
Highlights
In recent years, innovation and entrepreneurship have been considered as the potential major drivers of economic growth in the Sultanate of Oman
Many empirical research studies have confirmed the importance of entrepreneurship education in creating new business ventures (Autio, Keeley, Klofsten, & Ulfstedt, 1997; Bae, Tae Jun, Shanshan Qian, Chao Miao, & James Fiet., 2014; Davidsson 1995; Tkachev & Kolvereid, 1999, Chen et al, 1998; Lee et al, 2005)
Subjective norm (Sub_norm) The Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) Entrepreneur Intention (EI). This is the independent variable which describes the entrepreneurial knowledge and concepts required by students to understand before starting a business, for instance know to find business opportunity, generate idea, understanding government support programs and so on. This is a mediation variable which defines the motivations received by students to engage in entrepreneurial activities like taking the entrepreneurship course, and teaching methods This is a mediation variable which refers to social interaction required by students to obtain information and resources needed to start business, like developing networks, professors at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), guest speakers, and knowing successful entrepreneurs’ stories This is a mediation variable which refers to skills and abilities to start business like understanding how to develop business plan, and the enhancement of entrepreneurship course in this regard This is a mediation variable which indicates the beliefs and feeling to preform future entrepreneurial activities by students who are graduated or going to graduate from Oman HEIs
Summary
Innovation and entrepreneurship have been considered as the potential major drivers of economic growth in the Sultanate of Oman. Effective education in the field of entrepreneurship will develop entrepreneurs’ knowledge and skills, and assist them to develop their ability to establish, and subsequently manage effectively, their business. Many empirical research studies have confirmed the importance of entrepreneurship education in creating new business ventures (Autio, Keeley, Klofsten, & Ulfstedt, 1997; Bae, Tae Jun, Shanshan Qian, Chao Miao, & James Fiet., 2014; Davidsson 1995; Tkachev & Kolvereid, 1999, Chen et al, 1998; Lee et al, 2005). An effective entrepreneurship education program or course should result in the development of the essential entrepreneurial attributes
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