Influence of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem at Sultan Qaboos University on Preparing Entrepreneurs

Ahmed Al Rabaani; Huda Al Dayri

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Influence of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem at Sultan Qaboos University on Preparing Entrepreneurs

Ahmed Al Rabaani, Huda Al Dayri

Published in International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Received: 16 December 2021 Accepted: 6 January 2022 Published: 28 February 2022

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This study investigates the influence of an entrepreneurship ecosystem at Sultan Qaboos University on preparing entrepreneurs. A Likert-type questionnaire consisted of (45) items divided into seven sections: the students’ attendance or participation in activities related, reasons to start their own business, obstacles to start their own business, estimation of the influence of program courses on development their entrepreneurial skills, estimation of the influence of academic staff on the development of their entrepreneurial skills, estimation of the influence of graduation and theses projects on the development of their entrepreneurial skills and estimation of the influence of university activities on development their entrepreneurial skills. The questionnaire was administered to 590 male (n = 231) and female (n = 359) students from nine colleges of the university. The results showed that the majority of study sample students do not attend any programs, courses, workshops, conferences, or symposiums related to entrepreneurship. It also found that that these students lack entrepreneurship knowledge, lack ability to discover opportunities, lack confidence, lack management skills and fear of risk-taking, and that this influences their intention and views of obstacles to starting their own business. The results also showed that the students moderately benefited from their program courses, academic staff, and graduation projects in developing their entrepreneurship. The findings also found that students highly benefited from university activities and attending exhibitions for students entrepreneurs in the field of development of their entrepreneurship. Student’s gender and colleges influence their views of entrepreneurship ecosystems.

Published in	International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijecs.20220701.19
Page(s)	63-71
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Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, Students, Sultan Qaboos University, Entrepreneurs

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Ahmed Al Rabaani

Omani Studies Centre, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Huda Al Dayri

Ministry of Education, Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, Muscat, Oman

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