The effect of dimensions of entrepreneurial alertness on entrepreneurial intention: A study on the attitude of Sistan and Baluchestan University students

Entrepreneurial alertness as a valuable mental structure in the field of creativity as a basis for identifying opportunities and exploiting situations plays a key role in entrepreneurial intention. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of the dimensions of entrepreneurial alertness and its relationship with entrepreneurial intention among students of Sistan and Baluchestan University. For this purpose, after identifying the conceptual model of research and statistical population and statistical sample, information of research variables was collected in the form of a questionnaire and Likert scale and the relationships between variables were explained using structural equation analysis and partial least squares method. The results showed that entrepreneurial alertness has a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial intention. Three components, " Association and connection", "evaluation and judgment" and " Scanning and search" are also approved as factors for entrepreneurial awareness. By examining the results of the role of control variables on entrepreneurship alertness and intention, the only variable of education entrepreneurship courses is effective on entrepreneurial intention.