Asian Journal of Research in Business Economics and Management
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 10

The Effect of psychological capital on university of Tehran Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention

  • Author:
  • Mehdi Ghani, Mohsen Hooshangi Salanghouch, Mohammad Hassan Mobaraki, Ebrahim Mirzaei
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 313 to 321

*Master Student, Entrepreneurship Management, University of Tehran, Iran

**Master Student, Industrial Management, Imam Khomeini International University, Iran

***Associate Professor, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Iran

Online published on 4 October, 2013.

Abstract

The psychological capital is an important and popular research subject in the psychology and the management study. The four dimensions of psychological capital - resiliency, hope, optimism and efficacy, have been well examined in relation to positive workplace functioning; however, less is understood about the contributions that psychological capital can make towards entrepreneurial intention. The main purpose of this study was to explore The Effect of psychological capital on Tehran University Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention. Statistical sample of this study included 285 students of Tehran University, which were selected by applying random and proportional stratified sampling method. Questionnaires (psychological capital and Entrepreneurial Intention) were distributed to approximately 285 Students Tehran University. The results show that between psychological capital and the dimensions of psychological capital (self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resiliency (were positively related to entrepreneurial intention.

Keywords

Psychological Capital, Self-Efficacy, Optimism, Resiliency, Entrepreneurial Intention