Purpose

Researchers have been trying to identify different psychological attributes which influence entrepreneurial intention (EI) and role of entrepreneurial education and training programs to develop these attributes among women. Therefore, the purpose of this study is twofold: firstly, to evaluate the difference among psychological attributes before and after an entrepreneurial education and training program. Secondly, to examine the effects of psychological attributes on EI among female students in Saudi Arabia.

Design/methodology/approach

A detailed program was designed with the combination of entrepreneurial education and training program throughout a 14-week semester. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 310 female university students studying in a Saudi university and participated in this program. SPSS, version 20, was used to analyze the data.

Findings

Entrepreneurial education and training programs based on active learning and learner-centered approaches play an important role to significantly improve the level of psychological attributes and EI of female students. Furthermore, findings of this study also suggest that psychological attributes (training retention, self-confidence, tolerance of ambiguity, innovativeness and achievement motivation) positively influence EI.

Originality/value

Previous studies only focused on relationship testing among psychological attributes and EI. This research proposes strategies to design entrepreneurial education and training program to improve psychological attributes and EI which can be considered practical version of EntreComp conceptual model.

中文翻译：

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妇女的创业意图：创业培训和教育重要吗？（心理属性的评估前后及其对创业意向的影响）

目的

研究人员一直试图找出影响创业意向（EI）的不同心理属性以及创业教育和培训计划在女性中发展这些属性的作用。因此，本研究的目的是双重的：首先，评估企业家教育和培训计划前后的心理属性之间的差异。其次，研究心理属性对沙特阿拉伯女学生的EI的影响。

设计/方法/方法

在整个14周的学期中，结合企业家教育和培训计划，设计了详细的计划。使用结构化问卷从在沙特大学学习的310名女大学生中收集了数据，并参加了该计划。使用SPSS版本20来分析数据。

发现

基于积极学习和以学习者为中心的方法的创业教育和培训计划在显着提高女学生的心理属性和EI方面起着重要作用。此外，这项研究的发现还表明，心理属性（训练保持力，自信心，模棱两可的容忍度，创新能力和成就动机）对EI有正面影响。

创意/价值

以前的研究仅关注心理属性和EI之间的关系测试。这项研究提出了设计创业教育和培训计划的策略，以改善心理属性和EI，可以将其视为EntreComp概念模型的实用版本。