Proactive Personality and Emotional Intelligence as determinants of Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy among University Students: An Evidence from KP Public Sector Universities
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Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Emotional Intelligence, Proactive Personality University StudentsAbstract
Present study aims to examine the determining role of two personality attributes namely proactive personality and emotional intelligence towards shaping entrepreneurial self-efficacy among university students. A quantitative approach by floating questionnaire to the business students of final year enrolled in various public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan, is adopted by the researcher. Total 352 students selected through simple random sampling technique were surveyed. Gathered data was analyzed through applying various descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Empirical results obtained from the data analyses contended that both the personality attributes i.e., proactive personality and emotional intelligence play a significant role in shaping entrepreneurial self-efficacy among university students in the present study context. Based on the findings it is contended that entrepreneurial self-efficacy can be strengthen with strengthening the proactive personality and emotional intelligence attributes of students.
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