CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN AND MEN ENTREPRENEURS ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT POPULATION IN CROATIA

Authors

  • Jelena Kristić Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4465-2900
  • Ivana Fosić Faculty of Economics in Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4893-3654
  • Ivan Štefanić Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51680/ev.36.1.8

Keywords:

entrepreneurial characteristics, student population, women’s entrepreneurship, Croatia

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to determine which characteristics the student population, especially student rural population, perceives as typical of women and men entrepreneurs, respectively, their grouping into latent factors, and the identification of possible differences in attitudes of respondents with regard to their demographic variables.

Methodology: An indicative survey was conducted on a sample of 1,157 respondents of the student population in Croatia by a questionnaire as a research tool. Descriptive statistical data analysis, inferential statistics, simple analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA) and exploratory factor analysis were used in the research.

Results: The results show that there are differences in attitudes towards the characteristics of women entrepreneurs and men entrepreneurs, with particular emphasis on differences in the perception of women’s entrepreneurship in rural areas.

Conclusion: Positive trends in thinking about women’s entrepreneurship in rural areas are very interesting and promising, which may eventually result in a reduction in the women’s unemployment rate in rural areas and in valuing women as capable entrepreneurs.

Author Biographies

Jelena Kristić, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek

Department for Bioeconomy and Rural Development

Ivana Fosić, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek

Chair of Management, Organisation and Entrepreneurship

Ivan Štefanić, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek

Department for Bioeconomy and Rural Development

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Published

2023-06-19

How to Cite

Kristić, J., Fosić, I., & Štefanić, I. (2023). CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN AND MEN ENTREPRENEURS ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT POPULATION IN CROATIA. Ekonomski vjesnik/Econviews - Review of Contemporary Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Issues, 36(1), 101–112. https://doi.org/10.51680/ev.36.1.8

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2023)

Section

ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE

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