Developing Female Sustainable Entrepreneurial Intentions through an Entrepreneurial Mindset and Motives

Nadia Abdelhamid Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed () and Abdulrahman Alshaikhmubarak
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Nadia Abdelhamid Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed: Department of Management, Collage of Business, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Alshaikhmubarak: Department of Management, Collage of Business, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: In this study, we investigated the effect of entrepreneurial competencies (ECs) on entrepreneurial mindset (EM), entrepreneurial intention (EI), and entrepreneurial motives (EMTs) among female Saudi Arabian university students. We applied a quantitative approach and collected the data through a survey questionnaire by using convenience sampling to trace the respondents. Finally, the results of this study were based on 388 samples. By using a structural equation model (SEM), the findings demonstrate that ECs have positive and significant effects on EM, EI, and EMTs. In addition, there are positive and significant relationships between EM and EI as well as between EMTs and EI. Finally, EM and EMTs mediate the connection between ECs and EI. The findings of this study could support policymakers at different levels in developing their financial models, plans, and suggestions for entrepreneurial development. In addition, the findings should inspire well motivated people to engage in entrepreneurial activities and to aspire to become entrepreneurs. Finally, the originality and value of this research contribute to the existing literature, by demonstrating among Saudi Arabian female university students, the effects of ECs on EM, EI, and EMTs.

Keywords: entrepreneurial competencies (ECs); entrepreneurial mindset (EM); entrepreneurial motives (EMTs); entrepreneurial intention (EI); Saudi Arabian female university students; entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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