Environmental and Individual Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship in Algeria: Applying the Structural Equation Modeling

On the basis of the seminal work of Fishbein and Ajzen (1975), we try to clarify how individual and environment factors influence the students’ attitudes towards Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Intention. After a short review of literature, we present the results of an empirical study conduct...

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Main Authors: Abderrezzak Benhabib, Amina Merabet, Mohamed Benachenhou, Yamina Grari, Fouzi Boudia, Hadjira Merabet
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Language:English
Published: Cracow University of Economics 2014-03-01
Series:Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
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Online Access:https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/eber/article/view/37
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Yamina Grari
Fouzi Boudia
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description On the basis of the seminal work of Fishbein and Ajzen (1975), we try to clarify how individual and environment factors influence the students’ attitudes towards Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Intention. After a short review of literature, we present the results of an empirical study conducted among a sample of 290 final year students by using a structural equation modeling validated through the use of a two-stage analysis of Anderson and Gerbing (1988) and a factorial confirmatory analysis and a measurement adjustment (Hair et al.1998). Attitude driven from individual variables is negative while that derived from environmental variables is positive. Our results show furthermore, that the role of media and institutions is still Limited and needs redeployment. Woman is now recognized as one of the sources of economic growth (Arasti 2008). Although female entrepreneurship is attracting more and more researchers, it is still considered as an understudied field of research (De Bruin et al.2006, 2007; Brush, De Bruin, & Welter, 2009). Research on female entrepreneurship has intensified since the early 80s, but few have explored the influence of environmental and individual factors related to female entrepreneurship.  
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spelling doaj-art-30ea4d1fd47345f29ebafc7fac96639f2025-08-20T03:31:45ZengCracow University of EconomicsEntrepreneurial Business and Economics Review2353-88212014-03-012110.15678/EBER.2014.02010637Environmental and Individual Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship in Algeria: Applying the Structural Equation ModelingAbderrezzak Benhabib0Amina Merabet1Mohamed Benachenhou2Yamina Grari3Fouzi Boudia4Hadjira Merabet5Tlemcen UniversityTlemcen UniversityTlemcen UniversityTlemcen UniversityTlemcen UniversityTlemcen University On the basis of the seminal work of Fishbein and Ajzen (1975), we try to clarify how individual and environment factors influence the students’ attitudes towards Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Intention. After a short review of literature, we present the results of an empirical study conducted among a sample of 290 final year students by using a structural equation modeling validated through the use of a two-stage analysis of Anderson and Gerbing (1988) and a factorial confirmatory analysis and a measurement adjustment (Hair et al.1998). Attitude driven from individual variables is negative while that derived from environmental variables is positive. Our results show furthermore, that the role of media and institutions is still Limited and needs redeployment. Woman is now recognized as one of the sources of economic growth (Arasti 2008). Although female entrepreneurship is attracting more and more researchers, it is still considered as an understudied field of research (De Bruin et al.2006, 2007; Brush, De Bruin, & Welter, 2009). Research on female entrepreneurship has intensified since the early 80s, but few have explored the influence of environmental and individual factors related to female entrepreneurship.   https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/eber/article/view/37entrepreneurshipfemaleAlgeriaindividualenvironmental
spellingShingle Abderrezzak Benhabib
Amina Merabet
Mohamed Benachenhou
Yamina Grari
Fouzi Boudia
Hadjira Merabet
Environmental and Individual Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship in Algeria: Applying the Structural Equation Modeling
Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
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female
Algeria
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title Environmental and Individual Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship in Algeria: Applying the Structural Equation Modeling
title_full Environmental and Individual Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship in Algeria: Applying the Structural Equation Modeling
title_fullStr Environmental and Individual Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship in Algeria: Applying the Structural Equation Modeling
title_full_unstemmed Environmental and Individual Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship in Algeria: Applying the Structural Equation Modeling
title_short Environmental and Individual Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship in Algeria: Applying the Structural Equation Modeling
title_sort environmental and individual determinants of female entrepreneurship in algeria applying the structural equation modeling
topic entrepreneurship
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Algeria
individual
environmental
url https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/eber/article/view/37
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