A Proposal for a Standard With Innovation Management System

3.3 Method
Luc De Grez and Dirk Van Lindt
A single group pretest-posttest design was used. The first questionnaire was presented at the start of
the program and contained all the described subscales. The second questionnaire was administered
at the end of the program and contained the same subscales with the exception of the Big Five
questionnaire. All the questionnaires were filled out online.
4. Results
As mentioned, entrepreneurial self-efficacy was measured by a scale variable composed of 22 items.
The internal consistency of this variable was indicated by the high value of Cronbach’s Alpha
(α=0.944). The relation between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and the personal variables, the socioeconomic
variables and the variables related to the educational background of the students was
investigated by a multiple linear regression model. The regression models in this survey were fitted in
a forward stepwise manner with the inclusion level for independent variables set at p=.05. Selected
predictors, regression coefficients, significant levels and collinearity statistics are presented in Table
1.
Table 1: Multiple regression model of entrepreneurial self-efficacy
Variable β t p Tolerance
Openness to Experience
Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Gender
Constant
0.497
0.279
-0.253
0.406
3.850
5.751
3.804
-2.534
2.307
6.064