Investigating The Needs And Perceptions Of The Omani Staff In Tourism And Hospitality Agencies Regarding The Development Of A Software Course For Enhancing Their Entrepreneurial Competencies
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Entrepreneurship is considered an important approach in education that plays a vital role in boosting the social and economic developments of society across all sectors and societies. The quantitative approach has been selected for determining the strategy and methods of sampling, data collection, and data analysis. The data were collected by employing the method of the questionnaire survey from one around 100 participants who were randomly chosen from three agencies in the sector of tourism and hospitality in Oman. The survey utilized the Likert scale with ten statements organized in one section. The second section in the survey included several open-ended questions that were designed for collecting in depth data. Analysis of the collected data revealed that the majority of the participants were in favour of the development of the software course. The results of the study will be useful for tourism entrepreneurs, training institutions, and instructional designers in the tourism sector. The result will provide information to both public and private agencies in designing the most effective training course for entrepreneurs in the tourism industry.
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