Analyzing the Ambivalence Elements of Entrepreneurship in the Technical and Vocational Organization of the Country

Iri, Asiyeh; Taghvaee Yazdi, Maryam; Saffarian Hamedani, Saeed

doi:10.22034/ijes.2024.2022254.1535

Document Type : Research Article (Quantitative)

Authors

¹ PhD student, Department of Higher Education Entrepreneurship, Sari branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.

10.22034/ijes.2024.2022254.1535

Abstract

Purpose: Knowing the ambivalence elements of entrepreneurship in different organizations, especially the technical and vocational organization plays an important role in improving the state of this educational system. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyzing the ambivalence elements of entrepreneurship in the technical and vocational organization of the country.

Methodology: In a descriptive research from type of correlation were analyzed the ambivalence elements of entrepreneurship. For this purpose, the research population was all the employees of technical and vocational organization of Golestan province with number of 500 people, which the sample size based on Cochran's formula was estimated to be 217 people, which these people were selected by simple random sampling method. The tool of the current research was the questionnaire of the ambivalence elements of entrepreneurship in the technical and vocational organization, which the data were analyzed with the methods of exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling in SPSS and Smart PLS software.

Findings: The findings of this study indicated that the ambivalent elements of entrepreneurship in technical and vocational organizations were included 14 elements of market orientation, market analysis, use of creativity, continuous problem solving, knowledge sharing, knowledge absorption capacity, strategic planning, continuous sourcing, flexible organization, continuous learning, managerial expertise, financial support, capable human resources, environment dynamism, ambivalence and the results that the factor load of all of them was higher than 0.50, the average variance extracted of all of them was higher than 0.60, and the Cronbach and combined reliability of all of them was higher than 0.80. Also, the model of analyzing the ambivalence elements of entrepreneurship in the technical and vocational organization of the country had a good fit and the coefficient of all paths was significant (P<0.05).

Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it is necessary to plan to improve the ambivalence of entrepreneurship in the technical and vocational organization of the country through the identified elements.

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Main Subjects

Psychology

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Analyzing the Ambivalence Elements of Entrepreneurship in the Technical and Vocational Organization of the Country

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Volume 10, Issue 1September 2024Pages 172-182

Volume 10, Issue 1
September 2024
Pages 172-182