OPJU Business Review

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): OPJU Business Review

Entrepreneurship in Developing Societies: An Empirical Examination of Entrepreneurial Orientation

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63825/opjubr.2025.4.1.01
Submitted
13 August 2025
Published
2 September 2025

Abstract

Across the globe there has been a renewed interest in the phenomenon of entrepreneurship. It is increasingly being viewed as a potent tool to accelerate economic development especially those of disadvantaged communities. The primary goal was assessing the Entrepreneurial Orientation of Indian Tribal Youth. The study adopted a quantitative research design to analyse the proposed research questions. Data was collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire. For the purpose of sampling, tribal youth enrolled in higher education were contacted. The study utilized the GET test to measure the Entrepreneurial Orientation. The results indicated that tribal youth have medium level of Entrepreneurial Orientation and there was no evidence of spatial difference in the level of Entrepreneurial Orientation.

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