Socio-demographic Factors and Their Influence on the Development of Entrepreneurial Potential of Students

Mia Marić; Mladen Subotić; Slavica Mitrović Veljković; Ana Nešić Tomašević; Branislav Dudić; Vesna Rodić Lukić

doi:10.23947/2334-8496-2025-13-3-649-665

Authors

Mia Marić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education, Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4132-2183
Mladen Subotić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education, Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3110-2224
Slavica Mitrović Veljković University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Science, Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6463-3734
Ana Nešić Tomašević University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Science, Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8386-4669
Branislav Dudić Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Management, Slovakia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4647-6026
Vesna Rodić Lukić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education, Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0345-3606

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2025-13-3-649-665

Keywords:

socio-demographic, entrepreneurship, development, student population

Abstract

This study investigates how various socio-demographic variables influence the entrepreneurial potential among university students. The research was conducted on a sample of 1,008 students from three countries: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belgium. The instruments applied were the Questionnaire of Entrepreneurial Traits (QET) and the Scale of Entrepreneurial Potential (SEP). The primary objective was to examine: (a) the role of gender in shaping entrepreneurial potential, (b) the influence of national context, (c) differences between urban and rural backgrounds, (d) the impact of students’ material status, and (e) the relationship between academic performance and the development of entrepreneurial capacity. Canonical discriminant analysis confirmed significance and the structure of differences among students considering their gender, country of origin and different material status of students, and their scores on the dimensions of the Entrepreneurial Traits model QET as well as on the Entrepreneurial Potential model SEP. Canonical discriminant analysis did not confirm significance and the structure of differences among students considering their place of residence and success during studies in their scores on the dimensions of Entrepreneurial Traits model QET as well as on the Entrepreneurial Potential model SEP. The findings of this research indicate that socio-demographic factors have a significant impact on students’ entrepreneurial potential, offering a valuable framework for future studies and analyses, particularly in the context of the growing importance of entrepreneurship in developing countries.

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