TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of Entrepreneurial Traits With Interest in Becoming a Pharmacist Provider Among Student Pharmacists
AU - Nili, Mona
AU - Shaikh, Nazneen Fatima
AU - Dwibedi, Nilanjana
AU - Madhavan, S. Suresh
N1 - Funding Information:
The study was acknowledged as exempt by the institutional review board of West Virginia University. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Background: With the emerging opportunities for pharmacists to gain provider status, the need for understanding interest to become a pharmacist provider has never been greater. Objective: To determine which entrepreneurial traits (locus of control, innovativeness, autonomy, risk-taking propensity, proactiveness, achievement motivation, people liking, problem-solving, and leadership) are associated with interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among second- and third-year student pharmacists. Exploratory factor analysis (principal components with varimax rotation) was used to determine any underlying dimensions. Significant differences in interest in becoming a pharmacist provider by demographic and other characteristics were determined using t tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA; P ≤.05). Multiple linear regression was used to determine the factors associated with interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. Results: A total of 137 completed questionnaires were received. Gender (P =.003) and preference of workplace (P <.001) were significantly associated with interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. All factor loadings were more than 0.50 and Cronbach alpha values were more than.68. In the multiple linear regression analysis model, proactiveness (P =.036) and achievement motivation (P =.018) were positive predictors of interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. Females (P =.006) and individuals who preferred to work in a hospital (P <.001) or in specialty care (P =.007) had a significantly greater interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. Conclusions: Proactiveness and achievement motivation can be predictors of interest in becoming a pharmacist provider.
AB - Background: With the emerging opportunities for pharmacists to gain provider status, the need for understanding interest to become a pharmacist provider has never been greater. Objective: To determine which entrepreneurial traits (locus of control, innovativeness, autonomy, risk-taking propensity, proactiveness, achievement motivation, people liking, problem-solving, and leadership) are associated with interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among second- and third-year student pharmacists. Exploratory factor analysis (principal components with varimax rotation) was used to determine any underlying dimensions. Significant differences in interest in becoming a pharmacist provider by demographic and other characteristics were determined using t tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA; P ≤.05). Multiple linear regression was used to determine the factors associated with interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. Results: A total of 137 completed questionnaires were received. Gender (P =.003) and preference of workplace (P <.001) were significantly associated with interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. All factor loadings were more than 0.50 and Cronbach alpha values were more than.68. In the multiple linear regression analysis model, proactiveness (P =.036) and achievement motivation (P =.018) were positive predictors of interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. Females (P =.006) and individuals who preferred to work in a hospital (P <.001) or in specialty care (P =.007) had a significantly greater interest in becoming a pharmacist provider. Conclusions: Proactiveness and achievement motivation can be predictors of interest in becoming a pharmacist provider.
KW - entrepreneurial trait
KW - entrepreneurship
KW - interest in becoming a pharmacist provider
KW - pharmacist provider
KW - provider status
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U2 - 10.1177/0897190019882874
DO - 10.1177/0897190019882874
M3 - Article
C2 - 31690164
AN - SCOPUS:85074831441
SN - 0897-1900
VL - 34
SP - 547
EP - 552
JO - Journal of Pharmacy Practice
JF - Journal of Pharmacy Practice
IS - 4
ER -