Analysis of attitudes and students intentions to enter entrepreneurial activities in the Republic of Croatia

U današnje vrijeme poduzetništvo se smatra jednim od najvažnijih faktora u pokretanju ekonomskog i gospodarskog rasta u svim državama svijeta te ima značajnu ulogu u stvaranju novih poslova za građane kao i za poboljšanje njihovog životnog standarda. Razvoj poduzetništva ima utjecaj na ukupni razvoj i prosperitet cijelog društva. Težnja za pokretanjem vlastitog poduzetničkog pothvata sve je veća među pojedincima, a zbog nepredvidivosti tržišta rada i studenti se sve više okreću vlastitoj afirmaciji u poslovnom svijetu. S obzirom da mladi sve češće iskazuju namjeru za bavljenje poduzetništvom, ispitivanje poduzetničkih namjera kod studenata vrlo je važno. Cilj ovog rada je istražiti stavove studenata prema poduzetništvu i dobiti uvid u razloge zbog kojih bi pokrenuli vlastito poduzeće, te što bi ih spriječilo u istome. Istraživanje je provedeno u srpnju i kolovozu 2019. godine u obliku anketnog upitnika na uzorku od 157 ispitanika. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da je velika većina studenata zainteresirana za pokretanje vlastitog posla, a najvažniji razlog zbog kojeg bi ušli u poduzetničke aktivnosti je želja za osobnim postignućem i ostvarenjem vlastitih ambicija. S druge strane, nedostatak financijskih sredstava bi ih spriječio u tome. Činjenica da većina studenata ne zna kome bi se mogli obratiti za pomoć prilikom osnivanja poduzeća, ukazuje na nedovoljnu informiranost i potrebu za promoviranjem poduzetništva i načinima ulaska u poduzetništvo za mlade poduzetnike.Today, entrepreneurship is considered to be one of the most important factors in driving economic growth in all countries of the world and has a significant role in creating new jobs for citizens and improving their standard of living. Entrepreneurial development has an impact on the overall development and prosperity of the entire society. The drive to start one's own entrepreneurial venture is increasing among individuals, and because of the unpredictability of the job market, students are increasingly turning to their own affirmation in the business world. Given that young people are increasingly expressing their intention to engage in entrepreneurship, examining entrepreneurial intentions among students is very important. The aim of this research is to investigate students' attitudes towards entrepreneurship and gain insight into the reasons why they would start their own business and what would prevent them from doing so. The survey was conducted in July and August 2019 in the form of a survey questionnaire on a sample of 157 respondents. The results of the research showed that the majority of students are interested in starting their own business, and the most important reason they would enter into entrepreneurial activities is the desire for personal achievement and the realization of their own ambitions. On the other hand, lack of financial resources would prevent them from doing so. The fact that most students do not know who they could turn to for help in starting a business, indicates that they are not sufficiently informed and need for promoting entrepreneurship and ways of entering entrepreneurship for young entrepreneurs