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The Interaction between Exploratory Behaviours and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition by Agriculture Students: The Mediating Role of Strategic Learning and Mindfulness

Authors :
Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Vahid Aliabadi
Hamid Karimi
Pouria Ataei
Source :
Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 2024 61(4):649-664.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the interaction between exploratory behaviours and entrepreneurial opportunity recognition among agriculture students mediated by strategic learning and mindfulness. The study was conducted on agriculture students of Bu-Ali Sina University in Hamadan, Iran (N = 420). The sample was 200 people taken by the simple randomisation technique. The assessment tool was a standard questionnaire whose face and content validity was confirmed by entrepreneurship experts and its reliability was estimated by conducting a pilot study. The findings showed that exploratory behaviours had a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, mindfulness, and students' strategic learning. Also, mindfulness influenced entrepreneurial opportunity recognition positively and significantly. However, the effect of strategic learning on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition was insignificant. It can be concluded that exploratory behaviours can influence students' mindfulness and strategic learning and students' exploratory behaviours and mindfulness lead to discovering entrepreneurial opportunities.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1470-3297 and 1470-3300
Volume :
61
Issue :
4
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Innovations in Education and Teaching International
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1429474
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2023.2192511