Abstract

The study seeks to determine the impact of entrepreneurial passion, with its dimensions (Harmonious passion, Compulsive passion), on entrepreneurial Potential, with its dimensions (Pressure management, Fact orientation, orientation toward action, Charity, social skills, integrity, and financial literacy), Through sample of investors in private schools in Diwaniyah Governorate. The problem of the study is their inability to respond to developments and bring about the required change, which has led to the closure of some private schools from time to time on the one hand, and their weak cognitive awareness about the In order to achieve the objectives of the study, Where the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach to describe the phenomenon under study. The questionnaire was used as the main tool for collecting data. It was prepared according to the five-point Likert scale. The questionnaire consisted of two sections. The first section included personal and functional data for the study sample, while the second section dealt with paragraphs related to the study variables. Accordingly, (338) questionnaires were distributed to the investors in the schools under study, amounting to (106) elementary, intermediate, secondary, and preparatory schools. The number of questionnaires suitable for analysis was (287). To analyze the collected data, statistical analysis programs were used: Microsoft Excel 2013, SPSS.V.2, and AMOS.V.28. The study came out with a number of conclusions, the most prominent of which is the availability of the study variables at a moderate level, in addition to the existence of a significant correlation between the study variables, in addition to the existence of a significant influence of entrepreneurial passion on entrepreneurial Potential. Therefore, one of the most important recommendations of the study was to draw the attention of investors to the necessity of demonstrating entrepreneurial passion, as it is linked to entrepreneurial Potential represented because it enhances entrepreneurial ability represented by accepting change, which positively enhances facing environmental challenges in the future to achieve the desired goals.