gender and country of origin perspective

Abstract

Although many researchers agree that environmental and personal characteristics are important for becoming an entrepreneur, it is still not clear if their influence is equally significant. Numerous authors have pointed out unresolved matters regarding the relationship among innovativeness, gender, and entrepreneurial intensions. The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of gender and country of origin in relation to entrepreneurial intentions and innovative cognitive style. Research was conducted using a sample of students majoring in information and communication technologies from Croatia and Slovenia. The results revealed the influence of gender, country, attitudes toward entrepreneurship, and innovative cognitive style on entrepreneurial intentions.

Keywords

entrepreneurship;gender;innovation;cross-country;entrepreneurial intentions;ICT;Croatia;Slovenia;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UM EPF - Faculty of Economics and Business
UDC: 005:33
COBISS: 513488002 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0547-3101
Parent publication: Naše gospodarstvo
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary title: Determinante podjetniških namer v IKT po spolu in državi izvora
Secondary abstract: Čeprav se mnogi raziskovalci strinjajo, da so okoljske in osebne karakteristike pomembne pri posameznikovi odločitvi, da postane podjetnik, še ni razjasnjeno, ali je vpliv teh karakteristik enako značilen. Številni avtorji opozarjajo na nerešena vprašanja, ki zadevajo povezavo med inovativnostjo, spolom in podjetniškimi namerami. Namen tega članka je raziskati vpliv spola in države izvora na povezanost podjetniških namer in inovativnega kognitivnega sloga. Raziskava je bila izvedena na vzorcu študentov IKT iz Hrvaške in Slovenije. Rezultati so pokazali vpliv spola, države, odnosa do podjetništva in inovativnega kognitivnega sloga na podjetniške namere.
Secondary keywords: podjetništvo;spol;inovacija;meddržavne raziskave;podjetniške namere;IKT;Hrvaška;Slovenija;
URN: URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS): Scientific work
Pages: str. 37-45
Volume: ǂLetn. ǂ62
Issue: ǂšt. ǂ1
Chronology: 2016
DOI: 10.1515/ngoe-2016-0004
ID: 10878386