%0 Journal Article
%T Teachers¡¯ Entrepreneurship: Intentions and Actions
%A Paraskevi Charoula Anagnou
%A Aikaterini Vasiou
%J Creative Education
%P 2663-2676
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2023.1413170
%X This study examines teachers¡¯ entrepreneurial characteristics, either in
terms of actions and efforts they have already carried out, or in terms of
intentions a<span>nd opinions they have regarding
undertaking business initiatives. The r</span>esearch purpose is to examine
whether certain stereotypical gender characteristics are connected with
entrepreneurial intentions. A mixed method of data <span>collection was applied to conduct the research. Specifically, 75 teach</span>ers
(in-ser</span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">- </span></span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">vice, pre-service and graduates of pedagogic departments) filled out a
questionnaire containing a combination of items from the Entrepreneurial Inten<span>tions Questionnaire, International Personality
Item Pool, Human Values</span> Scale, <span>status-seeking,
perceived masculinity and the Organizational Collectiv</span>ism Scale.
Furthermore, 8 teachers participated in semi-structured interviews. Theory of
Planned Behaviour was used as a broad guideline for the interview scheme, s<span>uggesting that the intention to form a specific
behaviour is influen</span>ced by three main factors: subjective norm,
perceived behavioural control, and attitude towards the behaviour. The data
analysis consists of descriptive statistics of <span>the sample and the measured constructs and a calculation of the </span>particip<span>ant¡¯s intentions to create a new firm, the t-test
analysis, the correlation</span>al anal<span>ysis
and a linear regression analysis. The results showed a strong interes</span>t
among teachers in entrepreneurship, with several of those surveyed having tried
their hand at it. However, due to the country¡¯s legal framework, government
employment is still the only way of employment for most of them. Concluding it
can be stated that status-seeking and risk-taking do have an influence on an
individual¡¯s decision to realize entrepreneurial intentions.
%K Assertiveness
%K Entrepreneurship
%K Entrepreneurial Intentions
%K Gender  Differences
%K Perceived Masculinity
%K Risk-Taking
%K Status-Seeking
%K Theory of Planned Behaviour
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=130118