The Relationship between Time Management, Self-efficacy and Entrepreneurship among Students

Abstract

Manpower is nowadays addressed as an infinite resource and the drive of any development. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs, in particular, play a significant role in the economic development process. The present study aims at investigating the relationship between time management, self-efficacy and entrepreneurship among Technical School students. The population under study is comprised of all the students majoring in the Female School of Technical Arts in Ramsar in the academic year 2011 – 2012. 150 of which were selected through cluster random sampling as the research sample. The participants responded to the Time Management, general Self-efficacy and Entrepreneurial questionnaires enjoying the validity of 86%, 6/80% and 90%, respectively. The obtained data were analyzed employing multivariate regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient. The findings indicated a positive significant relationship between time management, self-efficacy and entrepreneurship among students (p<0.01). Time management and self-efficacy could explain 8% of the variance occurred in entrepreneurship.