The relationship of cognitive intelligence and ambiguity tolerance with entrepreneurship among students of West Azarbayjan Payam Noor University, Iran

Aim and The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive intelligence and ambiguity tolerance with entrepreneurship of West Azarbayjan Payam Noor University students, Iran. Methods and Materials: This cross-sectional correlational research was conducted during 2010-2011 academic years. 1122 student (672 female and 450 male) were selected using stratified proportional to size random sampling methods. The research tools were Rayon's progressive matrices test, Lin’s ambiguity tolerance and Robinson’s entrepreneurship test. The regression analyses results showed that the relationship between ambiguity tolerance and cognitive intelligence with the entrepreneurship variables were statistically significant (p < 0.01). The association of cognitive intelligence compared to ambiguity tolerance with entrepreneurship was more notable. The more the features of cognitive intelligence and ambiguity tolerance of students, the more they are creative and entrepreneurial.