Students' Propensity toward Business Ownership

Autor/inn/en	Tomkiewicz, Joseph; Bass, Kenneth; Robinson, Joanna
Titel	Students' Propensity toward Business Ownership
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 46 (2012) 4, S.914-920 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	College Graduates; Fear of Success; Student Attitudes; Ownership; Job Search Methods; Employment Opportunities; Labor Market; Higher Education; Student Surveys; Business; Self Employment; Entrepreneurship; Small Businesses; Business Administration Education; Economic Climate; Financial Problems; Financial Exigency; Economic Factors; Employment Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Leistungsangst; Schülerverhalten; Eigentum; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schülerbefragung; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Self-employment; Selbstbestimmte Arbeit; Selbstständiger; Unternehmungsgeist; Kleingewerbe; Wirtschaftslage; Finanzielle Härte; Ökonomischer Faktor; Beschäftigungsstruktur
Abstract	During periods of economic turmoil and uncertainty, employment opportunities are often greatly diminished. The Great Recession beginning in 2007 caused such a labor market disruption, hitting new college graduates especially hard. Under such conditions, business ownership may appeal to some as a conceivable substitution to "finding a job." The present paper sought to investigate the predisposition of students in a college of business to operate their own business or to work for an established organization. Further, measures for fear of success and fear of appearing incompetent were examined to see whether either, or both, influence either preference. Both underclass students and graduating seniors were surveyed. Results showed that while many students at both levels expressed a preference for operating their own business, considerably fewer believed it to be a likely outcome. Also, males expressed a higher preference than did females for operating their own business. The relationship of the fear of success and the fear of appearing incompetent with the decision to operate one's own business was inconclusive. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10