Fostering Entrepreneurial Spirit: Impact of Incubation Activities on Female Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention
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Women around the world continue to inspire in various professions and careers. Women's entrepreneurship is one such sphere that is rapidly expanding around the globe. With women's entrepreneurial activity reaching levels comparable to men and showing higher engagement at an early age—the entrepreneurial intentions of female students are a crucial area of research. The objective of this study is to ascertain the impact of entrepreneurial incubation on the entrepreneurial intention of female students in selected higher education institutions. The well-being of female students is important not only to their personal development and success but also to the collective success and reputation of an educational institution. The study employs descriptive research design and a stratified random sampling technique. The sample includes 250 female students from five NAAC and NIRF accredited colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu, and the data collected are analyzed statistically based on various tools like exploratory factor analysis, multiple correlation, regression analysis, and SEM. Results from the research recommends that entrepreneurial incubation activities need to be cultivated in every educational institution to nurture entrepreneurial intention among female students. This study attempts to establish the correspondence between various incubation activities and entrepreneurial intentions of female students in multiple institutions of higher education in Tamil Nadu.
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