Proactive personality as determinant of entrepreneurial intention: An empirical evidence from management students
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Present study is an attempt to examine the predictive role of proactive personality towards entrepreneurial intention as entrepreneurial intention is considered as an important predictor of entrepreneurial behavior of individuals. For this purpose, 352 business management students of final year enrolled in various public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan were surveyed. Close-ended questionnaire having Likert type questions about current study variables is used as data collection instrument. Scales for measuring current study variables were adopted from previously available literature. For getting empirical evidences, various statistical tools like scale reliability & validity, correlation and regression were employed. Results revealed that proactive personality is significantly positively associated with entrepreneurial intention and have a significant impact on entrepreneurial intention among university students.
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