AU  - Kayode,Obembe Ezekiel
AU  - Danışman: Balcıoğlu, Hasret
TI  - Understanding the international students' perspectives towards entrepreneurship and new venture creation in North Cyprus
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Nicosia
PB  - Cyprus International University
KW  - University
KW  - Üniversite
KW  - Entrepreneurship
KW  - Girişimcilik
N1  - Includes appendix (74-77 p.); Includes references (67-73 p.); 1; CHAPTER ONE; 1; INTRODUCTION; 3; OBJECTIVES AND RESEARCH PROBLEM; 4; CHAPTER OUTLINE; 5; CHAPTER TWO; 5; LITERATURE REVIEW; 5; DEFINATION OF TERM; 7; ECONOMIC OF TERM; 9; EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEUSHIP; 11; THE INFLUENTIAL FACTORS OF STUDENTS PERSPECTIVES; 12; Family background (Family Background/Social Networks); 14; Enterpreneurship Education; 16; Gender; 18; Capital; 21; CHAPTER THREE; 21; RESEARCH METHDOLOGY; 21; INTRODUCTION; 22; SYNTHESIS; 23; RESEARCH DESIGN; 25; CONTEXTUAL ELEMENTS; 29; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; 29; Gender; 30; Field of Study (Business/Non Business Students); 31; Personality/Cognitive; 31; Gender; 32; QUESTIONAIRE STRUCTURE; 33; SAMPLE SELECTION; 34; Sample Size; 37; RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF SURVEY INSTRUMENT; 37; Demographic Questionnaire; 37; Population; 38; Statistical Techniques; 38; Descriptive Statistics; 38; Mutiple Regression Analysis; 39; Analysis of Variance (ANOVA); 39; T-Test; 39; SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTER; 40; CHAPTER FOUR; 40; RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS; 40; Descriptive Analysis of Respondents; 41; Students Perceived Image of Enterpreneur; 41; Students Perceived Image of Entrepreneur; 45; Students familiarity with Enterpreneurship; 49; Factors Influencing  student's decision in becoming an Employee; 52; University commitment to increas in Entrepreneurial İnterest; 54; TESTING HYPOTHESIS; 54; Hypothesis 1; 58; Hypothesis 2; 59; Hypotheis 3; 60; Hypothesis 4; 63; CHAPTER FIVE; 63; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 65; RECOMMENDATIONS; 67; REFERENCES; 74; APPENDIX
N2  - 'ABSTRACT Entrepreneurship has long been recognized as the instrument for structural transformation, job creation and for stability of the world economy, there by producing efficient result and growth in an economy. The relevance of the students and young people in any economy cannot be underestimated, they are said to be the hope and the future entrepreneurs of any nation. However, a clear understanding of the perspectives of students and young ones towards new venture creation and the factors influencing their career decision is the first step in awaking their entrepreneurial spirit and the vital role university Institutions have to play in creating an environment that sensitize and motivates entrepreneurial activities. This empirical research seek to understand the perspectives of students and graduates about the concept of entrepreneurship, the various factors that forms the students' perspectives, also the impact of the university institution in preparing the mindset of the young ones and cultivating an entrepreneurial spirit of the students. Methodologically, this research draws an extensive fieldwork with 782 sampling of both final year undergraduate and postgraduate students of the 5 major universities in TRNC. We examine the impact of gender and field of study (business and non-business) on entrepreneurial perspectives, risk propensity and the effectiveness of familiarity, family entrepreneur and entrepreneurship role model on student's perspectives. Most importantly we investigate the impact of the entrepreneurial factors such as; survivability/ risk tolerance, capital, university education and entrepreneurship familiarity on the student's perspectives, and the role of the university institutions in awaking the entrepreneurial spirit of the students. This type of study will also help universities and other higher education institutions develop suitable educational programs to promote entrepreneurship and thereby producing a healthy economy and independent individuals.  Key Words: Students' perception, Entrepreneurship, University '
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