Evaluating the Influence of Bio-entrepreneurship Education on Skill Development in the Canadian Context

Rohan Mehta
Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Anjali Singh
Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5912/jcb2223

Abstract:

The present study has been conducted to evaluate the impact of bio-entrepreneurship education on the skill development in the Canadian context. This study was conducted following a “quantitative research design”. The researcher has collected data through questionnaires disbursement. Out of the distributed questionnaires, the researcher analyzed 247 questionnaires and utilized SPSS and AMOS for data analysis. Results indicated that the direct associations among variables was insignificant, and BEE and TS insignificantly influenced BEC and BES. But the mediation of CC was resulted to be significant between the variables. Therefore, all the mediating hypotheses were accepted. The present study holds greater theoretical and practical implications. Through this research the importance of bio-entrepreneurship can be considered. Moreover, the significance of creativity in triggering bio-entrepreneurship skills development and the bio-entrepreneurship capacity can also be observed in this regard. The research limitations and future research indications have also been presented in the study.