Business Research

This document discusses the positivist paradigm in business research, appropriate target population, ways to negotiate access to an appropriate sample, and safeguards to ensure data reliability. It also introduces key concepts and research hypotheses related to entrepreneurial intentions and attitudes.

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Table of Contents
Answer1: Positivist paradigm in this study..................................................................................................3
Answer2: Appropriate target population for this study, ways to negotiate access to an appropriate sample
and safeguards to ensure the reliability of data............................................................................................3
Answer 3: Key concepts introduced in this study and state the appropriate research hypotheses................4
References...................................................................................................................................................6
Appendix: Survey through questionnaire....................................................................................................7

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Answer1: Positivist paradigm in this study
Positivist paradigm is used to addressing the entrepreneurial intentions among business students.
It is also effective for obtaining the information about intentions and attitudes to
entrepreneurship based on natural phenomenon. This paradigm is also significant for assessing
the relationship between intention and the three components of entrepreneurial attitudes. By
using this philosophy, a researcher can obtain the data regarding research concern through
sensory, experienced as well as interpreted via logic and reasons. It helps for developing the
exclusive sources regarding all certain understanding. This paradigm is beneficial for generating
and testing the hypothesis associated with entrepreneurial intentions and business students
(Pfeifer, Šarlija, and Zekić Sušac, 2016).
Answer2: Appropriate target population for this study, ways to negotiate access to an
appropriate sample and safeguards to ensure the reliability of data
For conducting the survey through a questionnaire, the researcher will select the university
students in order to gain understanding about the relationship between intentions and attitudes to
entrepreneurship. Before conducting the survey, a researcher will take prior consent to the higher
authority of the university. After taking approval, the researcher would conduct this survey
(Maresch, et. al., 2016).
For designing the survey questionnaire, the researcher will use close-ended questionnaire
structure and also use likelihood scale (1=Very unlikely, 5=Very likely) as it would encourage
the university student for not skipping the questions. Along with this, 40 university students
would be selected from a large number of population by using the simple random sampling
method. As per this method, the researcher would randomly select the participant to avoid the

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biasness. For assuring the data reliability, the researcher will use privacy protection password
and privacy guard (Herman, and Stefanescu, 2017).
Answer 3: Key concepts introduced in this study and state the appropriate research
hypotheses
In this study, the key concept focuses on the relationship between intentions and attitudes with
reference to entrepreneurship. As per this concept, the attitude of entrepreneurship could be
categorized into desirability, feasibility as well as propensity to act. The perceived desirability
demonstrates the degree of individual attraction for creating one’s own business. Moreover,
perceived feasibility demonstrates the degree of an individual’s perception that they are
individually accountable as well as resourceful. This concept focuses on the statement that how
confident an individual is regarding their skills and competencies for starting the business
(Henley, et. al., 2017). The given below hypotheses will be used to assess the relationship
between intentions and attitudes with reference to entrepreneurship:
Hypothesis 1:
H0: There is a significant relationship between intentions and perceived desirability to
entrepreneurship
H1: There is no significant relationship between intentions and perceived desirability to
entrepreneurship
Hypothesis 2
H0: There is a significant relationship between intentions and perceived feasibility to
entrepreneurship
H1: There is no significant relationship between intentions and perceived feasibility to
entrepreneurship

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Hypothesis 3
H0: There is a significant relationship between intentions and Propensity to act to
entrepreneurship
H1: There is no significant relationship between intentions and Propensity to act to
entrepreneurship

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References
Henley, A., Contreras, F., Espinosa, J.C., and Barbosa, D., 2017. Entrepreneurial intentions of
Colombian business students: Planned behavior, leadership skills, and social capital.
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 23(6), pp.1017-1032.
Herman, E. and Stefanescu, D., 2017. Can higher education stimulate entrepreneurial intentions
among engineering and business students?. Educational Studies, 43(3), pp.312-327.
Maresch, D., Harms, R., Kailer, N. and Wimmer-Wurm, B., 2016. The impact of
entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intention of students in science and
engineering versus business studies university programs. Technological forecasting and social
change, 104, pp.172-179.
Pfeifer, S., Šarlija, N. and Zekić Sušac, M., 2016. Shaping the Entrepreneurial Mindset:
Entrepreneurial Intentions of Business Students in C roatia. Journal of Small Business
Management, 54(1), pp.102-117.

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Appendix: Survey through questionnaire (1=Extremely Likely, 5=extremely Unlikely)
Please specify your gender
Male
Female
Please specify your age-group
20-25
26-30
31-35
35 & above
Do you agree that starting your own business sounds attractive to you?
Extremely Likely
Likely
Neither Likely nor Unlikely
Unlikely
Extremely Unlikely
Do you believe that you personally consider entrepreneurship to be a highly desirable
career alternative for people with your education?
Extremely Likely
Likely
Neither Likely nor Unlikely
Unlikely
Extremely Unlikely

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Do you feel that Entrepreneurship courses at your university prepare people well for an
entrepreneurial career?
Extremely Likely
Likely
Neither Likely nor Unlikely
Unlikely
Extremely Unlikely
Do you agree that in your university, there is a well functioning support infrastructure to
support the start-up of new firms?
Extremely Likely
Likely
Neither Likely nor Unlikely
Unlikely
Extremely Unlikely
Do you feel that you can take risks with my money, such as investing in stocks?
Extremely Likely
Likely
Neither Likely nor Unlikely
Unlikely
Extremely Unlikely
Do you agree that in your university, there is a well functioning support infrastructure to
support the start-up of new firms?
Extremely Likely

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Likely
Neither Likely nor Unlikely
Unlikely
Extremely Unlikely
Do you favor that you would rather focus on becoming the manager of an existing one, find
a new company?
Extremely Likely
Likely
Neither Likely nor Unlikely
Unlikely
Extremely Unlikely
Do you agree that it would be easy for you to start your own business?
Extremely Likely
Likely
Neither Likely nor Unlikely
Unlikely
Extremely Unlikely