Developing Entrepreneurial Sustainability among Saudi Arabia’s University Students
Sustainability
; 14(19):11890, 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2066376
ABSTRACT
The role of entrepreneurship has transformed to include issues beyond economic growth. This has twisted attention toward the drivers of entrepreneurial intentions across entrepreneurship types, particularly in sustainable entrepreneurship. Sustainable entrepreneurship is essential and a protagonist tool in protecting the environment, economy and society. This ensures employment opportunities, solves environmental problems and facilitates social and economic development. Keeping into consideration, the present study attempts to investigate sustainable entrepreneurial intention through Attitudes toward Sustainability (ATS), Perceived Desirability (PED), Perceived Feasibility (PEF) and Opportunity Recognition (OR) among Saudi Arabia’s university students. We employed the quantitative approach and used a survey questionnaire to obtain the responses from the respondents. We targeted the students of different public sector universities in Saudi Arabia using a random sampling technique. Finally, we utilized 292 valid samples to infer the results. Utilizing the Structural Equation Model (SEM) through analysis of moment structures (AMOS), we found a positive and significant effect of Attitudes towards Sustainability (ATS), Perceived Desirability (PED) and Perceived Feasibility (PEF) on Sustainable Entrepreneurial Intentions (SEI) and Opportunity Recognition (OR). This study provides valuable insights into the entrepreneurship domain and offers guidelines for policymakers and planners in shaping the policies that promote entrepreneurial sustainability and employment in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the OR factor also significantly and positively affects SEI. Finally, the study’s findings would contribute to the literature review by adding another empirical confirmation from Saudi Arabian students’ viewpoint.
Environmental Studies; sustainable entrepreneurial intentions (SEI); perceived entrepreneurial desirability (PED); perceived entrepreneurial feasibility (PEF); attitudes towards sustainability (ATS); opportunity recognition (OR); Behavior; Work environment; Sustainability; Entrepreneurship; Employment; Knowledge acquisition; Economic growth; Entrepreneurs; University students; Public sector; Empirical analysis; Random sampling; Human influences; Students; COVID-19; Literature reviews; Sustainable development; Environmental protection; Sampling methods; Recognition; Statistical sampling; Economic development; Pandemics; Attitudes; Multivariate statistical analysis; Feasibility; Coronaviruses; Social entrepreneurship; Saudi Arabia
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ProQuest Central
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English
Journal:
Sustainability
Year:
2022
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Article
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