The study of the effect of information sources on the entrepreneurial spirit of rural women (A case study: Zabol, Iran)

ABSTRACT: One of the most important factors in the rural development, particularly in the field of entrepreneurship is the women’s participation in working; since by creating new opportunities, entrepreneurs can have a great impact on improving the economic and living conditions of people in rural areas. According to this, a study entitled the effect of information sources on the entrepreneurial spirit of rural women was conducted. The statistical population of the study included 10000 rural women which 200 of them were selected as a sample group using Cochran formula and after analyzing the data the following results were obtained: Most of the subjects have moderate entrepreneurial spirits with positive attitudes to entrepreneurship. The results of the correlation analysis of the variables showed that there is a positive and significant relation between entrepreneurial spirit development variable and education and broadcasting media variables with a 99% certainty and there is a positive and significant relation of 95% certainty between entrepreneurial spirit development and family members’ guidance variables.