Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation Among Indian Students a Regional Prespective

Abstract

Entrepreneurs need a variety of competencies to realize their aspirations. Different entrepreneurial abilities have been examined for their relationships with entrepreneurial performance. Various types of entrepreneurial characteristics like age, gender, parental background etc. influence entrepreneurial performance. The present study focuses on the aspect of gender differences on managerial competency as an essential dimension of entrepreneurial orientation among the graduating youth willing to become entrepreneurs. A sample of 200 students, who indicated beforehand that they were interested in becoming entrepreneurs among a population of around 1200 final year post-graduate students were served with a questionnaire schedule containing five statements.