Predictors of Professional Entrepreneurial Intention and Behavior in the Educational Field

Abstract

This study explored the relations between entrepreneurial intentions and behavior and a set of psychological factors to the the student enrolled in two master programs in sciences of education. We used a scale derived from Theory of Planned Behavior, Bateman and Crant's Proactive Personality Scale, and a five points Likert scale for attitude toward learning. We also use items to assess entrepreneurial intentions and behavior, applied on a sample of 48 graduates of the two master programs. Research findings show that the attitudes toward learning and proactive personality are the most predictive factors for entrepreneurial behaviour.