Science, Technology and Innovation through Entrepreneurship Education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. UAE and Entrepreneurship Education
2.1. Entrepreneurship Education and Cultural Barriers in UAE
2.2. Skills Development through Entrepreneurial Education
3. Theory and Hypotheses
3.1. Entrepreneurship Theories
3.2. Hypotheses Development
3.2.1. Entrepreneurship Education
3.2.2. Self-Confidence as Predictor and Mediating Role of Positive Attitude
3.2.3. Locus of Control as a Predictor
3.2.4. Risk Taking Propensity as Predictor
3.2.5. Moderating Role of Fortitude
4. Research Methodology
4.1. Participants
4.2. Measurements
4.3. Statistical Test
4.4. Hypotheses Testing
5. Conclusions
6. Discussion
7. Limitations
8. Reforms to Enhance Science, Technology, and Innovation in UAE
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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R | R-seq | MSE | F | df1 | df2 | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model I | 0.329 | 0.108 | 0.474 | 14.950 | 2 | 247 | 0.000 |
Model II | 0.471 | 0.221 | 0.437 | 35.112 | 2 | 247 | 0.000 |
Model III | 0.522 | 0.272 | 0.344 | 46.212 | 2 | 247 | 0.000 |
Coeff | Se | T | p | LLCI | ULCI | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model I | Constant | 3.898 | 0.387 | 10.079 | 0.000 | 3.137 | 4.660 |
PA | 0.103 | 0.063 | 01.631 | 0.104 | −0.021 | 0.228 | |
SC | 0.250 | 0.065 | 03.852 | 0.000 | 0.122 | 0.378 | |
Model II | Constant | 2.754 | 0.372 | 7.413 | 0.000 | 2.022 | 3.486 |
PA | 0.116 | 0.061 | 1.911 | 0.057 | −0.004 | 0.236 | |
SC | 0.394 | 0.062 | 6.319 | 0.000 | 0.271 | 0.516 | |
Model III | Constant | 2.680 | 0.330 | 8.128 | 0.000 | 2.030 | 3.329 |
PA | 0.262 | 0.054 | 4.866 | 0.000 | 0.156 | 0.369 | |
SC | 0.279 | 0.055 | 5.056 | 0.000 | 0.171 | 0.388 |
Effect | Boot SE | Boot LLCI | Boot ULCI | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model I | PA | 0.049 | 0.030 | −0.003 | 0.114 |
Model II | PA | 0.056 | 0.034 | −0.008 | 0.126 |
Model III | PA | 0.126 | 0.038 | 0.063 | 0.212 |
Estimate | S.E. | C.R. | p | Label | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model I | Inn | <--- | LC | 0.160 | 0.053 | 3.023 | 0.003 | par_4 |
NFA | <--- | LC | 0.240 | 0.053 | 4.509 | 0.000 | par_5 | |
Mot | <--- | LC | 0.227 | 0.049 | 4.658 | 0.000 | par_6 | |
Model II | Inn | <--- | RTP | 0.217 | 0.053 | 4.076 | 0.000 | par_4 |
NFA | <--- | RTP | 0.226 | 0.055 | 4.127 | 0.000 | par_5 | |
Mot | <--- | RTP | 0.286 | 0.049 | 5.874 | 0.000 | par_6 |
Estimate | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Model I | Inn | <--- | LC | 0.188 |
NFA | <--- | LC | 0.275 | |
Mot | <--- | LC | 0.283 | |
Model II | Inn | <--- | RTP | 0.250 |
NFA | <--- | RTP | 0.253 | |
Mot | <--- | RTP | 0.349 |
R | R-seq | MSE | F | df1 | df2 | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model I | 0.522 | 0.273 | 0.410 | 30.712 | 3 | 246 | 0.000 |
Model II | 0.419 | 0.176 | 0.465 | 18.987 | 3 | 246 | 0.000 |
Model III | 0.402 | 0.162 | 0.473 | 15.834 | 3 | 246 | 0.000 |
Model I | Coeff | Se | T | p | LLCI | ULCI | |
constant | 1.943 | 2.564 | 0.758 | 0.449 | −3.107 | 6.994 | |
For | 0.248 | 0.427 | 0.581 | 0.562 | −0.593 | 1.088 | |
SC | 0.351 | 0.454 | 0.772 | 0.441 | −0.544 | 1.245 | |
int_1 | 0.007 | 0.075 | 0.094 | 0.925 | −0.141 | 0.155 | |
Interactions: int_1 = SC X For | |||||||
Model II | Coeff | Se | T | p | LLCI | ULCI | |
constant | 5.681 | 0.047 | 120.157 | 0.000 | 5.588 | 5.774 | |
For | 0.355 | 0.070 | 5.038 | 0.000 | 0.216 | 0.493 | |
LC | 0.174 | 0.055 | 3.184 | 0.002 | 0.066 | 0.282 | |
int_1 | 0.218 | 0.074 | 2.925 | 0.004 | 0.071 | 0.364 | |
Interactions: int_1 = LC X For | |||||||
Model III | Coeff | Se | T | p | LLCI | ULCI | |
Constant | 4.382 | 2.342 | 1.871 | 0.063 | −0.231 | 8.995 | |
For | 0.064 | 0.386 | 0.165 | 0.869 | −0.696 | 0.823 | |
RTP | −0.154 | 0.445 | −0.346 | 0.730 | −1.031 | 0.723 | |
int_1 | 0.055 | 0.073 | 0.758 | 0.449 | −0.088 | 0.199 | |
Interactions: int_1 = RTP X For |
For | Effect | Se | T | p | LLCI | ULCI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
−0.666 | 0.029 | 0.057 | 0.516 | 0.606 | −0.082 | 0.140 |
0 | 0.174 | 0.055 | 3.184 | 0.002 | 0.066 | 0.282 |
0.666 | 0.319 | 0.088 | 3.635 | 0.000 | 0.146 | 0.492 |
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Hameed, I.; Khan, M.B.; Shahab, A.; Hameed, I.; Qadeer, F. Science, Technology and Innovation through Entrepreneurship Education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sustainability 2016, 8, 1280. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8121280
Hameed I, Khan MB, Shahab A, Hameed I, Qadeer F. Science, Technology and Innovation through Entrepreneurship Education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sustainability. 2016; 8(12):1280. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8121280
Chicago/Turabian StyleHameed, Irfan, Muhammad Babar Khan, Atif Shahab, Imran Hameed, and Faisal Qadeer. 2016. "Science, Technology and Innovation through Entrepreneurship Education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)" Sustainability 8, no. 12: 1280. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8121280
APA StyleHameed, I., Khan, M. B., Shahab, A., Hameed, I., & Qadeer, F. (2016). Science, Technology and Innovation through Entrepreneurship Education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sustainability, 8(12), 1280. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8121280