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INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND GRADUATE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA IN SRI LANKA

Hewa Kumbalgoda Gamage Sriyani RANASİNGHE
Mohd Shukri Abd. YAJİD
Ali KHATİBİ
S. M. Ferdous AZAM
Pages
44–61
Publication Date
2019-03-30
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The means of descriptive statistics, tests of validity,reliability and the SEM with PLS used for the analysis.Findings - The relationships between BP and Entrepreneurship Desire were (0.163), Innovativeness (0.255), Proactiveness (0.318), NetworkingCapability (0.264) and Risk-taking (0.062).Conclusion - The relationship between individual EO for the four dimensions and BP is significant and positive while Risk-taking showed theinsignificant result.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose - Entrepreneurship Orientation is an emerging trend that has attracted much attention presently.
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Key Findings & Data:This study attempts to examine therelationship between individual Entrepreneurship Orientation and Business Performance among graduate entrepreneurs in the University of SriJayewardenepura in Sri Lanka.
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Conclusion & Impact:The means of descriptive statistics, tests of validity,reliability and the SEM with PLS used for the analysis.Findings - The relationships between BP and Entrepreneurship Desire were (0.163), Innovativeness (0.255), Proactiveness (0.318), NetworkingCapability (0.264) and Risk-taking (0.062).Conclusion - The relationship between individual EO for the four dimensions and BP is significant and positive while Risk-taking showed theinsignificant result.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:109 samples
⚙️Variables:Entrepreneurial orientation · graduate entrepreneur · business performance

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Purpose - Entrepreneurship Orientation is an emerging trend that has attracted much attention presently. This study attempts to examine therelationship between individual Entrepreneurship Orientation and Business Performance among graduate entrepreneurs in the University of SriJayewardenepura in Sri Lanka. It is the special intension of this research, to explore this relationship within the context of different theories,models and approaches such as Entrepreneurship Theories, Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), Lumpkin and Dess Model and Taatila Model.Methodology - Data collection was done using 109 samples through a questionnaire. The means of descriptive statistics, tests of validity,reliability and the SEM with PLS used for the analysis.Findings - The relationships between BP and Entrepreneurship Desire were (0.163), Innovativeness (0.255), Proactiveness (0.318), NetworkingCapability (0.264) and Risk-taking (0.062).Conclusion - The relationship between individual EO for the four dimensions and BP is significant and positive while Risk-taking showed theinsignificant result.

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RANASİNGHE, H. K. G. S., YAJİD, M. S. A., KHATİBİ, A., AZAM, S. M. F. (2019). INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND GRADUATE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA IN SRI LANKA. Journal of Management Marketing and Logistics, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 1, 44–61. https://ajindex.com/articles/834915

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