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Yemen being one of the least developed countries is in urge for economic growth and development which could contribute to better standard of living in Yemeni society. With an attempt to measure the entrepreneurial attitude among the youth in Yemen, the data is compiled from 275 individuals and analyzed to explore attitude towards entrepreneurship. The results indicate presence of moderate positive attitude towards pursuing entrepreneurship by the youth, and it is very obvious that there is no significant difference in attitudes among the youth when categorized by age, gender, place of residence, education and parents’ education (P > 0.05). This implies that the tendency towards the pursuit of business has grown in light of prevailing economic condition and lack of development initiatives undertaken by the government and the urge the youth have to pursue more economically stable employment be it in an industry or setting up their own enterprise.

Keywords

Attitude; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial attitude; Youth; Yemen.

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