Statistical Research of Intersection of Technology and Entrepreneurship to Modern Practices, Policies and Promises

Authors

  • Peter O. Emereje
  • C. U. Okolie Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta Stete, Nigeria
  • Tunde B. Adeleke

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24203/ajet.v8i3.6365

Keywords:

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Invention, Statistics. Introduction

Abstract

There are many factors affecting the relationship between entrepreneurship and technology which has not been examined and studied and this has been a daunting problem for researchers in this area. This paper seeks to identify a number of factors that deal with technology and entrepreneurship with a view to understanding the inter-correlation among the identified factors thereby making us to know the intersection between them. It will help provide an overview of the state of the art in terms of technology and offers fresh insights for entrepreneurship policy for technology.

This study employed Kendall’s Coefficient of Concordance (KCC) to rank the 32 identified variables and subsequently apply Principal Component Analysis (PCA. KCC was used to rank 32 identified variables in descending order of importance. Furthermore, the PCA was used to analyze a set of questionnaire crafted with the 32 variables and administered to knowledgeable respondents in the area. The outputs gotten from the statistical software include descriptive statistic, correlation matrix, eigenvalues, eigenvector, varimax rotated factor loadings, explained variance and factor plot, among others and thereafter interpretation was given. Result obtained unveiled five principal factors which were labeled creatively. Results obtained by KCC suggested that judges ranking were consistent. Also, PCA was indicating parsimony in data   reduction from 32 variables to just five. The most influential variable by its factor loading of 0.954 is innovation. The import of this is that innovation which has the highest factor loading is the nexus between technology and entrepreneurship and should therefore be embraced.

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Published

2020-10-30

How to Cite

Emereje, P. O., Okolie, C. U., & Adeleke, T. B. (2020). Statistical Research of Intersection of Technology and Entrepreneurship to Modern Practices, Policies and Promises. Asian Journal of Engineering and Technology, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.24203/ajet.v8i3.6365

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2020): October 2020

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