Identifying Effective Factors on Leadership and Entrepreneurship Intent among Female Students (Case Study: Management Students of Public Universities in City)

According to the role of women in leadership at various states and their ability to entrepreneurship and starting up new businesses, this study attempts to identify effective factors on leadership and entrepreneurship intent of women. After designingthe conceptual model, the questionnaire of study was designed by researchers. The Cronbachsalpha and expertsand Factor analysis confirmed reliability and validity of the questionnaire. The population of this study includedfemale management students of public universitiesin Tehran city. The Cochran formula estimated the sample size as 315 subjects. Data were analyzedby using AMOS software. Results showed that leadership motivation and leadership efficacy have positive and significant impact on leadership intent. Social networks and entrepreneurship efficacy have positive and significant impact on entrepreneurship intent. Additionally, it was found that leadership efficacy and leadership motivation, leadership efficacy and entrepreneurship efficacy have positive and significant impact on each other. In addition to these results, it was found that financial incentives and entrepreneurship motivation do not have significant impact on entrepreneurshipintent;alsosocial networks do not have significant impact on leadership intent.