Business Background Research Articles

Factors influencing entrepreneurial intention of university students: An empirical analysis from Islamic University, Bangladesh

Entrepreneurship is becoming more and more acknowledged as a key driver of creativity, economic growth, and job creation. This research is intended to verify the factors influencing Bangladeshi university student’s entrepreneurial inclinations based on empirical evaluations. This paper also examined the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and the factors desire for fulfillment, Locus of control, Family business background and entrepreneurial knowledge. Totally 26 attributes have been taken into consideration for designing questionnaire for the study. A questionnaire survey method is used with 200 respondents. For analyzing data have directly using SPSS (version-21). This study applied multiple regression analysis. This survey result demonstrated that desire for fulfillment and family business background have a significant influence on university student’s entrepreneurial intention. Students are inspired and encouraged to create their own businesses as a career by family businesses. Personal characteristics drive students to take professional risks because they feel driven to succeed. The remaining two factors, locus of control and entrepreneurial knowledge, have no significant influence on university student’s to be entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. The study's conclusions are anticipated to help policymakers create an efficient business plan that will foster the entrepreneurship of recent university graduates in a cutthroat industry and help them better understand their intentions as entrepreneurs in the context of Bangladesh.

Impact of Socio-cultural Factors on the Development of Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Belagavi City of Karnataka State

This research investigates the defining traits of successful entrepreneurs, specifically within the context of small and medium-scale businesses in Belgaum. It explores the influence of personal attributes such as personality traits, family business background, upbringing, and the role of community support in shaping entrepreneurial ambitions and actions. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, the study employs comprehensive content analysis alongside thematic analysis of qualitative data derived from semis-structured interviews with Belgaum-based entrepreneurs aged between 25 and 45. These methods facilitate the examination of psychological factors like self-efficacy, and risk-taking behaviour, as well as the impact of social networks and environmental upbringing on the development of entrepreneurial traits and skills. The interviews provide a platform to uncover detailed themes and pathways that lead to entrepreneurial skill acquisition and refinement, offering insights into the early stages of psychological development conducive to entrepreneurial success. The research's findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between an entrepreneur's personal and social environment and their success in business ventures. Through its exploration of these dimensions, the study aims to enrich the literature on enterprise management and entrepreneurship, particularly in the realm of small and medium-sized businesses in emerging markets like Belgaum.

Growth Determinants, Challenges, and the Role of Micro and Small Enterprises in Debre Birhan City, Ethiopia

Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are vital components of the economic landscape in Debre Birhan City, Ethiopia. This study examines the factors influencing the growth, challenges, and the role of MSEs in the city. Through primary data collection from MSE owners/operators, key determinants such as the gender, level of education, and family business background of MSEs owners/operators, ownership structure of MSEs, start-up size, market opportunities, and competition from the informal sector were identified as crucial drivers of MSEs growth in the city. However, challenges such as insufficient working capital, limited market linkage, inadequate working premises, lack of technical skills, and inadequate infrastructure and services were found to impede the expansion of MSEs in the city. Despite these challenges, MSEs in Debre Birhan City play a significant role in generating employment, creating wealth, reducing poverty, satisfying customers, and promoting local entrepreneurship. To capitalize on these opportunities and address the challenges faced by MSEs, local authorities and relevant stakeholders must collaborate to create an enabling environment that fosters entrepreneurship, provides access to finance, provides working premises, and improves infrastructure. By addressing these factors, MSEs in Debre Birhan City can realize their full potential as engines of economic growth and job creation. This study provides valuable insights for policymakers, stakeholders, and supporting organizations looking to support the sustainable development of MSEs in Debre Birhan city.

Monthly Sales Forecast of Cigarettes under the Background of Business and Finance Integration

Monthly Sales Forecast of Cigarettes under the Background of Business and Finance Integration

Research on the Training Strategy of Logistics Management Innovation Talents Driven by the Integration of Industry, Education, Science and Innovation under the Background of New Business

With the continuous development of the times, new business has become a new trend. In this situation, there are new requirements for logistics management talents. Therefore, for logistics management major, it has become particularly important to drive the improvement of talent cultivation through the integration of industry and education, in order to further enhance innovation awareness. As for the current development situation, many teachers do not have rich practical experience and a certain understanding of business knowledge, which makes it difficult to have a clear understanding of the practical problems in the cultivation of management talents. In the new training context, it is necessary to fully establish a specialized teaching approach for logistics management major that integrates industry, education, science, and innovation.

Do We Let Businesses Get away with Dodgy Ethics and Loose Morals? An Application of Markov Random Fields

Whatever the context, in today’s world, disagreements are unavoidable. People routinely fail to find common ground on matters that matter. Curiously, the format – the nature of disagreements - evolves too. Frequently, a feeling, an attitude, is connected to another one which alters as people age, switch political aisles etc. Businesses – large and small – striving to stay afloat amidst the current economic climate – offer sterling examples of scenarios where paying attention to these differing attitudes could create all the difference. The way these businesses function, their methods of generating revenue, may be viewed by young college graduates in one way, by more experienced professionals with business backgrounds in quite another way and it is immensely crucial, on the part of the organization, to navigate the situation carefully. A recent Gallup survey done on 5757 respondents supplies us with rich data on such exciting matters. With a careful selection of feeling and action questions, and through a careful deployment of a specialized network structure – the Markov random field – we bring out statistically insightful differences: how, for instance, with conservative-leaning respondents, the most crucial hub of this field – the node that exerts the greatest collective correlational pull – is whether the business operates in a way that is sustainable for the environment and the planet, while for liberals, it is whether the business offers fair wages to workers of all types.

The Market of True Matters: A Novel Approach for Taking Stock of Personal Values

The field of personal visualization has seen significant advancements, driven by increased personal data and interest in self-improvement. While traditional personal visualization tools focus on behavior tracking, this paper explores an innovative approach to visualizing personal values aligned with users' professional mental models. We present the development of a tool that uses the stock market metaphor to represent individual values, leveraging the business backgrounds of the co-authors. Data collected over a year tracked four values: wisdom, security, curiosity, and love. These values were visualized as stocks, reflecting their daily fluctuations and overall trends. Our work demonstrates that aligning personal visualization tools with a familiar metaphor enhances user engagement and personal development, suggesting new directions for personal visualization research and for one’s approach to life.

The influence of family business background on the entrepreneurial intention of individuals

AbstractWith an overall aim of providing insights into fostering an entrepreneurial mindset and promoting economic development, researchers have devoted notable attention to intentional and motivational factors for starting businesses, as well as those influencing processes from idea generation to the realisation of a new business. This research project aims to investigate the influence of family business background on entrepreneurial intention. One of the novel features of the approach is the rigorous statistical exploration of direct and moderating effects of family business background while accounting for other factors influencing entrepreneurial intention. The analysis is based on a survey of 590 active university students studying business and economics in the seven largest universities in Hungary. Hierarchical regression analysis was applied to examine how the existence of family business background can influence and moderate relationships between individual factors and entrepreneurial intention. Results confirm that family business background has a significant positive impact on entrepreneurial intention and is most likely to exert its impact through increased human capital levels, entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and experience. The findings not only contribute to accumulated knowledge of the interdisciplinary family entrepreneurship field, but also have policy and educational implications.

U.S. Commercial Diplomacy Toward Turkey: Ambassador George C. McGhee’s Role in the Privatization of the Oil Business in the 1950s

Abstract American diplomats occupied an important place in Turkish politics in the 1950s. They were not only highly valued by Turkish governments; they also participated in decision-making processes as advisers, especially in matters of commerce and privatization. This article focuses on one of these influential actors, George C. McGhee, who played a significant role in the denationalization of Turkey’s oil operations in March 1954. With a degree and business background in the oil sector and experience in the Turkish mission, McGhee was an effective commercial diplomat. Throughout his short tenure as ambassador, McGhee influenced Turkish leaders to privatize the oil sector. He mediated between the Turkish government and American lawyers specializing in oil bills, alongside American companies as possible investors. Shortly after he left the Turkish post, Turkey passed a law that privatized the oil sector.

Carsharing Worldwide: Case Studies on Carsharing Development in China, Europe, Japan, and the United States

Carsharing has received considerable attention as a sustainable mobility paradigm. Various service designs and dynamic business environments have increased the decision complexity for the carsharing business. Therefore, carsharing operators require a tool for assessing business development from holistic perspectives. This research provides a framework for outlining the requirements of the carsharing system with holistic perspectives of stakeholders being considered, as well as to derive assessment metrics for examining carsharing development. To create the framework, the system modeling tool, context diagram, was adopted to map out the interactions of externalities with the system and the requirements of the system. Eight assessment metrics: the market condition, business advantage, parking condition, electric vehicle deployment, self-serving configuration, vehicle reservation, vehicle maintenance, and pricing scheme, were eventually identified from the system modeling. From these dimensions, we review 24 carsharing cases from China, Europe, Japan, and the United States, and we summarize discrepancies among different marketplaces and some managerial insights on carsharing development, such as carsharing motivators and inhibitors, innovations in respect of different business backgrounds, approaches of increasing parking privileges, approaches of increasing electrifications, essential digital features, reservation regimes, methods of vehicle maintenances, and service pricing regimes.

Investigating mental health and well-being among MBA students during campus placement season in India

Purpose This paper aims to identify the factors that influence students' mental health, particularly in the context of MBA students passing through an emotional phase of the placement season. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual model through literature has been proposed. To test the proposed model of this study, a survey was conducted among the students of three MBA institutes of national reputation in India. The study's hypotheses were investigated using partial least squares-structural equations modeling and analysis of variance. To corroborate the findings of the survey data, a qualitative study in the form of open-ended interviews with five students was conducted. Findings The study revealed that female students, non-engineering graduates and students from non-family business backgrounds undergo stress, anxiety and depression higher than their classmates. Cumulative grade point average and bank loans do not significantly affect students' stress, anxiety and depression during the placement season. It was found that the increase in the levels of mindfulness scores led to a significant negative impact on stress, anxiety and depression among the students. Originality/value There is a gap in the literature that addresses the mental health of MBA students during campus job placements and the role of mindfulness in mitigating stress, anxiety and depression in these students. This research attempts to fill these research gaps.

Analysis of Huawei's New Energy Vehicle Business Marketing Strategy--Based on the AITO Askworld Sub-brand

China's new energy automobile market is booming, Huawei as a communication giant, it crosses into the automobile industry, which has a lot of uniqueness compared with traditional car companies and is even more innovative in its marketing strategy, The success of a car brand depends not only on product quality, but also on effective brand marketing strategies. By cleverly positioning the market, communicating brand values, and enhancing brand awareness, automobile manufacturers can stand out in the fierce market competition and attract and retain more consumers. This paper firstly introduces the background and development history of Huawei's automotive business and analyzes its main competitors; then based on 4P marketing theory, it replaces the traditional promotional strategy with the analysis of digital marketing innovation, i.e., from the four aspects of product strategy, pricing strategy, digital marketing innovation, and channel strategy, it comprehensively analyzes Huawei's new energy automotive business marketing strategy; then it evaluates and gives an explanation of its product strategy and channel strategy; then it evaluates and explains its new energy automotive business marketing strategy. strategy and channel strategy and give relevant suggestions.

Research on Feedback and improvement Mechanism Innovation of Accounting Talent Training under the Background of New Business

The rapid evolution of the business environment, propelled by technological advancements and globalization, has necessitated a paradigm shift in accounting talent training. This study investigates the feedback and improvement mechanisms crucial for innovating accounting education to meet contemporary business demands. It underscores the importance of integrating real-time business scenarios, technological tools, and global accounting standards into the curriculum. The research adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative data from surveys of accounting professionals and qualitative insights from interviews with educators. The findings reveal significant gaps in current accounting education, including outdated curricula, insufficient exposure to cutting-edge technologies, and a lack of global perspective. The study proposes a dynamic feedback mechanism involving all stakeholders—students, educators, professionals, and industry bodies—to continually update the curriculum. Furthermore, it suggests incorporating experiential learning and digital tools to enhance practical skills. The conclusion posits that a responsive and innovative training mechanism can better prepare accounting graduates for the challenges of new business landscapes, thereby contributing to the profession's advancement and the broader economy.

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For nonprofit executives new to the role, understanding the organization's finances may be a challenge. That's especially true for those who don't come from a business background and may not be fluent in the basics of accounting, bookkeeping and auditing.

Optimization of Teaching Design for 'Chinese Tax System' Based on the Integration of Law and Business Background

This paper proposes a course design plan for "Chinese Tax System" based on the integration of law and business in response to the demand for tax talent training and the characteristics of the "Chinese Tax System" course. In light of the current teaching design issues, this paper emphasizes the need for practical teaching, including interdisciplinary comprehensive teaching, field trips and visits, as well as information technology-assisted teaching. Additionally, it suggests updating textbooks and curriculum settings, emphasizing the practical application and ability cultivation, interdisciplinary and comprehensive characteristics, as well as fostering students' innovative awareness and practical abilities. Furthermore, innovative teaching methods such as legal case analysis, business simulation exercises, interactive discussions and debates, and innovative project design are proposed. Lastly, a multi-faceted assessment method is recommended, including comprehensive ability assessment, classroom performance assessment, and professional ability assessment. The implementation of these teaching design optimization plans will help improve students' understanding and application abilities of the "Chinese Tax System" course, promote their comprehensive development and enhance their capabilities, providing guidance and reference for the cultivation of high-quality tax professionals.

Fintech literacy and digital entrepreneurial intention: Mediator and Moderator Effect

Our paper contributes to the nascent field of digital entrepreneurship by proposing a model linking students’ Fintech literacy to digital entrepreneurial intention based on the application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Structural equation modelling (SEM) with bootstrapping method was used to examine the relationships between variables from a sample of 466 Vietnamese university students. The findings reveal that personal attitude towards digital entrepreneurship and perceived behavioural control are the key determinants of digital entrepreneurial intention. Three Fintech literacy dimensions (namely blockchain, crowdfunding, and AI literacy) are found to directly affect digital entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, the mediating roles of attitude towards digital entrepreneurship and perceived behavioural control are empirically supported. Family business background can increase the impacts of Fintech literacy on Digital entrepreneurial intention. This study provides empirical evidence in the field of digital entrepreneurship in a developing transition economy. Research suggests recommendations to promote digital entrepreneurship intention among students.

How are leadership discourses reflected in the leadership identity of young adults?

PurposeThis article focuses on the leadership development of young adults. The topic is of significant importance as leadership identity tends to form early in life, and its long-term implications contribute to leadership formation. The objective of this study was to gain insights into how leadership is constructed in young adults and how it is manifested in their preferred leadership identity.Design/methodology/approachThis research was approached from a constructivist perspective, utilizing discourse analysis. The authors conducted a study involving 24 written essays by young individuals with a business background, in which they shared their early leadership experiences. Drawing upon a modified life story interview structure, the authors meticulously analyzed the content.FindingsThe authors identified eight discourses clustered into two groups according to the types of leadership orientation: toward oneself and toward others. The discourses in the toward oneself group consist of leadership as taking responsibility, leadership as courage, manifesting personal strengths and as a role/status. The toward others group includes discourses approaching leadership as balancing directivity, coordinating and organizing work, personalized approach and as performance management.Research limitations/implicationsThe major methodological limitations stem from the qualitative design per se. The findings based on qualitative data have limits in generalizing.Practical implicationsThe authors' findings have practical implications for educators. The authors propose the utilization of critical self-reflection on early leadership experiences and self-narration as effective tools in nurturing and developing young leaders.Social implicationsThis paper underscores the importance of educating young leaders, as they can create a positive impact on their subordinates and society as a whole. By providing them with leadership skills, the authors initiate a chain reaction of influence that extends through different levels of leadership, leading to significant social change.Originality/valueThe authors' originality and contribution to the literature on leadership development lies in showcasing the diversity of perspectives on leadership among participants sharing a similar background and developmental stage. This holds valuable implications for educators working with this cohort.

The implication of Canvas to enhance English language teaching and learning: A case study conducted at the Nawaloka College of Higher Studies

Technology has had a significant impact on education over the past few decades leading to a transition from paper-based learning towards digital tools. In response, learning management systems were integrated to assist classroom management. However, the perceptions of its users are crucial in determining the success of technology integration. Given that, the study aims to investigate the implication of the Canvas application to enhance English language teaching and learning at Nawaloka College of Higher Studies, Sri Lanka focusing on its user perceptions. Using the qualitative research approach, a questionnaire consisting of both close-ended and open-ended questions was distributed among a sample of 100 students from Engineering and Business backgrounds following the Academic and Communication Skills A module and 6 experienced English teachers. Accordingly, thematic analysis exercised on the data indicated the ease of use, increased motivation and accessibility as contributing to the user’s positive attitude when using the application. Thus, with the identification of benefits achieved through Canvas which outweigh the difficulties such as poor network and lack of knowledge in technology; the study recommends the necessity for higher studies institutes to integrate the same for an enhanced English language teaching and learning experience in tertiary education.

Research on Ideological and Political Teaching Reform of Big Data Foundation and Application Course under the Background of New Business

Comprehensively promoting the construction of ideological and political courses is a strategic measure to implement the fundamental task of moral education. Colleges and universities should actively carry out the reform of ideological and political courses and integrate them into the whole process of classroom teaching construction. With the development of information technology and the popularization of the Internet, global data shows the characteristics of explosive growth and mass accumulation. With the development of data science and big data technology, China’s big data has made remarkable progress in technology, industry, application and other levels. In this paper, the author studies how to integrate moral education elements into the big data classroom, through in-depth excavation of the ideological and political education elements contained in the professional curriculum, to promote the organic combination of knowledge imparting, ability training, ideals and beliefs, values and beliefs, and moral education, and to integrate ideological and political education into all aspects of professional curriculum teaching, so as to achieve moral education and moisten things silently.

Optimization Design and Practice of Interdisciplinary Specialty Elective Course "Foundation of Engineering Technology" under the Background of New Business

Optimization Design and Practice of Interdisciplinary Specialty Elective Course "Foundation of Engineering Technology" under the Background of New Business