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    Entrepreneurial intentions among pakistani female university students
    (UMT, Lahore, 2013) Asia Bibi
    The importance of entrepreneurship cannot be denied at any level of the life both at individual as well as at national or even at global levels. Attracting public at large towards entrepreneurial ventures not only triggers economic growth but also contributes towards eliminating unemployment, helps to meet challenges in global marketplace, promote advancement in technology and automation etc. This depends upon entrepreneurial attributes, entrepreneurial intentions and the overall process of entrepreneurship to a large extent. Universe is becoming open to everyone. World is dwindling to a global village and everyone wants to explore and grasp economic opportunities. Entrepreneurship is of great interest for researchers. Entrepreneurship has been explored from different schools of thought and from different perspectives. Researchers are also interested to check the ratio of people who have entrepreneurial intentions and wanted to run their own businesses. Institutes and different organizations are also playing their role to promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activities. This trend has also been tested on gender bases and in different cultures and contexts. Women entrepreneurship is particularly focused by many researchers as their contribution to economic activities can further enhance economic groAvth. Females are almost half of the world population. This ratio is not different in Pakistan as well. Current study mainly focuses on the entrepreneurial intentions of female students more importantly female students studying in MBA program at university level. Instrument used for the purpose was originally designed by The Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative, the predecessor of the Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship. Universities' entrepreneurial education practices, entrepreneurial research practices, and their resources to support entrepreneurship have also been investigated. Population for the current study was four universities in Lahore where female students are studying business education. Questionnaires were sent to 500 female students of universities of Lahore. Out of these 500 questionnaires, only 270 questionnaires found correct by all means. Statistical technique one-way ANOVA has been applied by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results of the study show very weak and insignificant relationship between the independent and dependent variables with some minor differences among universities. The study recommends that the same study may be conducted using some other factors both on the university as well as female side. The same study may be conducted in a longitudinal way. Entrepreneurial intentions of female students before staring MBA program, during MBA program and after completing the degree. This will exactly show the role universities are playing towards this. It is also worth to notify that this particular study has been conducted in Pakistan, especially in Lahore area. The scope of the study may be broadened to other eities, provinces or countries as well. It is also recommended that universities' policy makers especially curriculum and resource planners should look for some other ways to support entrepreneurial intentions among students especially female students.