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DETERMINATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP POTENTIAL OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: THE CASE OF AKSARAY UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES

ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN GİRİŞİMCİLİK POTANSİYELİNİN BELİRLENMESİ: AKSARAY ÜNİVERSİTESİ İİBF ÖRNEĞİ

Esra Sipahi Döngül(AKSARAY ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-6495-4378
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59–91
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2026-01-24
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The research is expected to contribute to the understanding of the entrepreneurial potential of university students and to the literature in this field.

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This study aims to determine the entrepreneurial potential of Aksaray University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FEAS) students. In today's business world, entrepreneurship stands out as an important element of economic and social development; Understanding the entrepreneurial tendencies of university students is critical in shaping the entrepreneurship ecosystem of the future. In this direction, the research aims to reveal whether students' entrepreneurship levels differ according to demographic and experiential characteristics. Quantitative method was preferred in the research and the "University Students Entrepreneurship Scale" developed by Yılmaz and Sünbül (2009) was used as a data collection tool. The data obtained from 254 students reached by convenience sampling method were evaluated through IBM SPSS 27.0 program. In the study, the effects of variables such as gender, age groups, students' department and entrepreneurial experiences on entrepreneurial potential were examined. The findings show that demographic variables have a limited effect on entrepreneurship levels, whereas variables related to entrepreneurial experience differentiate entrepreneurial potential more significantly. In particular, having previously taken an initiative or being a part of an initiative plays a decisive role in increasing students' entrepreneurial tendencies. On the other hand, while the gender variable did not create a significant difference in terms of entrepreneurship levels, the age variable revealed significant differences in terms of mean entrepreneurship scores; however, it showed a more limited difference in terms of categorical distribution of entrepreneurship levels. The study is limited to Aksaray University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences students only, and the results obtained should be evaluated within the framework of the characteristics of the relevant sample. The research is expected to contribute to the understanding of the entrepreneurial potential of university students and to the literature in this field.

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Bu çalışma, Aksaray Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi öğrencilerinin girişimcilik potansiyellerinin belirlenmesini amaçlamaktadır. Günümüz iş dünyasında girişimcilik, ekonomik ve sosyal kalkınmanın önemli bir unsuru olarak öne çıkmakta; üniversite öğrencilerinin girişimcilik eğilimlerinin anlaşılması ise geleceğin girişimcilik ekosisteminin şekillendirilmesi açısından kritik bir değer taşımaktadır. Bu doğrultuda araştırma, öğrencilerin girişimcilik düzeylerinin demografik ve deneyimsel özelliklere göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığını ortaya koymayı hedeflemektedir. Araştırmada nicel yöntem tercih edilmiş olup veri toplama aracı olarak Yılmaz ve Sünbül (2009) tarafından geliştirilen “Üniversite Öğrencileri Girişimcilik Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle ulaşılan 254 öğrenciden elde edilen veriler IBM SPSS 27.0 programı aracılığıyla değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmada cinsiyet, yaş grupları, öğrencilerin öğrenim gördükleri bölüm ve girişimcilik deneyimleri gibi değişkenlerin girişimcilik potansiyeli üzerindeki etkileri incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, demografik değişkenlerin girişimcilik düzeyleri üzerinde sınırlı bir etkisinin bulunduğunu, buna karşın girişimcilik deneyimine ilişkin değişkenlerin girişimcilik potansiyelini daha anlamlı biçimde farklılaştırdığını göstermektedir. Özellikle daha önce bir girişimde bulunma veya hâlihazırda bir girişimin parçası olma durumu, öğrencilerin girişimcilik eğilimlerinin yükselmesinde belirleyici bir rol oynamaktadır. Buna karşılık cinsiyet değişkeni girişimcilik düzeyleri açısından anlamlı bir farklılık oluşturmazken, yaş değişkeni ortalama girişimcilik puanları açısından anlamlı farklılıklar ortaya koymuş; ancak girişimcilik düzeylerinin kategorik dağılımı bakımından daha sınırlı bir farklılık göstermiştir. Çalışma yalnızca Aksaray Üniversitesi İİBF öğrencileriyle sınırlı olup elde edilen sonuçlar ilgili örneklemin özellikleri çerçevesinde değerlendirilmelidir. Araştırmanın, üniversite öğrencilerinin girişimcilik potansiyellerinin anlaşılmasına ve bu alandaki literatüre katkı sunması beklenmektedir.

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Döngül, E. S. (2026). DETERMINATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP POTENTIAL OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: THE CASE OF AKSARAY UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES. Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 24 Sayı: 59, 59–91. https://doi.org/10.35408/comuybd.1586452

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