Identify the Attitudes of Agricultural Postgraduate Students towards Motivations on Entrepreneurial Actions from the Viewpoint of Three Universities of (Razi, Bu-Ali-Sina and Ramin) in Iran

Abstract

This study was to identify the Attitudes of M.Sc students towards barriers of agricultural Entrepreneurship, in three Universities of (Razi, Bu-Ali-Sina and Ramin) in Iran. Statistical population of the study consisted of 650 agricultural M.Sc students in 2012 - 2013 educational year which of them 240 samples were selected through a stratified random sampling. Required data were collected by questionnaire and Validity of the research questions was verified by a panel of experts as well as reliability of the research tool was tested and the Cronbach's Alpha was calculated (?= 0.81). the Results of the frequency analysis indicated that from the students’ perspective such factors as personal, social, financial and educational factors like Desire for job security, support entrepreneurs, need for achievement, contact with entrepreneurs, close relations between university and successful businesses, desire to increase income and Considering needs of the labor market by agricultural university had the greatest entrepreneurial incentives of the respondents. Results of the factor analysis revealed that personal, social, financial and educational factors influence agricultural entrepreneurial intention.

Keywords: agriculture, Entrepreneurship, incentives