Evaluating Relations between Originality, Efficiency, Conformism and Entrepreneurial Potential of Students in a Fast Changing Business Environment

Mia Maric, Mladen Subotic, Branislav Dudic, Boban Melovic, Natasa Brankovic and Stevan Milisavljevic
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Mia Maric: Faculty of Education in Sombor, University of Novi Sad, 25000 Sombor, Serbia
Mladen Subotic: Faculty of Education in Sombor, University of Novi Sad, 25000 Sombor, Serbia
Branislav Dudic: Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, 82005 Bratislava, Slovakia
Boban Melovic: Faculty of Economics, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Natasa Brankovic: Faculty of Education in Sombor, University of Novi Sad, 25000 Sombor, Serbia
Stevan Milisavljevic: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relations of originality, efficiency, conformism, and entrepreneurial potential. The sample consisted of a student population from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina as EU candidate countries and from the EU member country, Belgium. Research results can help policy makers receive valuable information on how to improve student attitude towards entrepreneurship. Data was collected from a sample of 1008 university students from these three countries. The Kirton Adaptation Innovation Inventory (KAI), Questionnaire on Entrepreneurial Traits (QET), and The Scale of Entrepreneurial Potential (SEP) were applied in the research in order to obtain data. Canonical correlation analysis revealed a significantly strong relation between originality, efficiency, conformism, and dimensions of the Entrepreneurial Traits model, as well as significant relation to the entrepreneurial potential model. Findings from this study may provide data that could be used to develop and foster the entrepreneurship potential of students and help improve the economy in the region.

Keywords: KAI model; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial potential; students; originality; efficiency; conformism; student’s attitude; kirton adaptation-innovation inventory; questionnaire on entrepreneurial traits; the scale of entrepreneurial potential (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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