http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/174 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:46:14 GMT 2026-05-15T12:46:14Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/220 Undergraduate Students Potential Entrepreneurs: A Study of BBA Students of Surat City Vyas, Radha There is a growing consensus that in the “information society” education is one of the key factors for the emergence of new firms and their development prospects. In this context, new ventures set up by graduates are expected to play a critical role especially for the emergence of knowledge and technology-based firms. The main aim of the paper is to analyze the influence of different contexts on: a) the image that students have about entrepreneurs; b) the influence of social background on the motivation to become an entrepreneur; c) the perception about what positive or negative factors affect the creation of new ventures. However the social background of the students plays a major role. As Surat is mainly known as diamond city and silk city, being a hub for many industries, the study is worthwhile. Here, the researcher has covered 5 BBA colleges affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University for the study. Although this can be considered a preliminary study, it offers interesting indications for the design of entrepreneurship programs for university students. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/220 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/219 Promoting Vocational and Science Education: An Antidote for Industrial Revolution and Job Creation in Africa (Nigeria as a Case Study) Ayannuga, O,O; Yekini, N,A; Adetoba, B, T Entrepreneurship is now becoming an important means and a valuable additional strategy to create jobs and improve livelihoods and economic independence in Africa continents. Problems of unemployment as experienced in the past and present Africa of ours have contributed to all sources of vices in our society such as political hooliganism, armed robbery, cultism, child trafficking, vandalism, kidnapping, ritual killing etc.. The aim of this research work is firstly to examine the constraints that lead to slow entrepreneurship and industrial revolution in Nigeria which has resulted in young people especially the graduates of our higher institution in search of non-existing jobs. Secondly to provide an antidote need to promote industrial revolutions towards self-employment and entrepreneurship through vocational and science education. Data was gathered with the aid of a questionnaire, from graduates and undergraduates of higher institution of learning within the federal republic of Nigeria. The data was then tabulated, discussed and the result was presented. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/219 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/218 Innovation in Edupreneurship in the Indian Context N, Devasenathipathi; Duraipandian, R Millions of students pass out from schools, colleges, universities every year. Yet not all students are successful in earning their livelihood as per the standards of their held degrees. These less fortunate students simply put their teachers, colleges, education system responsible for their plight. It is here that we find the real causes of the plight of these students. Students simply put that many educational institutions grab money from them without grooming them with appropriate skills to sustain in the market. In addition to this, many students mid-course discover that they lack the required skills to get the most from the joined courses. In this paper, the authors have tried to put forth some innovative ideas in the edupreneurship sector with respect to the Indian context. The authors have divided the educational process into five phases. In every phase, based on the level of course, innovative ideas have been suggested. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/218 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/217 Inculcating Entrepreneurial Characteristics as aNecessaryDriver among Entrepreneurs for Regional Development Srivastava, Priyanka This paper provides evidence on how lack of entrepreneurial characteristics among entrepreneurs makes a region laggard. This is done by conducting a comparative analysis the entrepreneurs of developing regions with that of developed regions of India. The first state is an old and developing one better known as Jharkhand which is compared with NCR, a developed one. Data were collected through survey method and included 152 entrepreneurs from Jharkhand region and 150 from NCR region who ran exclusively manufacturing units of medium and large scale industry. The findings show that there is a difference in entrepreneurial characteristics among the entrepreneurs of the two regions. The entrepreneurs of the Jharkhand region lack the important characteristic like the need for achievement, opportunity recognition and etc. The findings of this paper suggest that inculcating entrepreneurial characteristics are considered to be indispensable in developing an entrepreneur’s sense of competitive advantage leading to the development of a region. Thus measure should be taken by the state government of Jharkhand to hone the characteristics of the entrepreneurs so that they acquire necessary competency for regional development. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/217 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z