2055 ACTA UNIVERSITATIS AGRICULTURAE ET SILVICULTURAE MENDELIANAE BRUNENSIS Volume 65 210 Number 6, 2017 https://doi.org/10.11118/actaun201765062055 INVESTIGATING YOUTH ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS’ DRIVERS IN VISEGRAD COUNTRIES Anna Pilková 1 , Marian Holienka 1 , Zuzana Jančovičová 2 1 Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 820 05 Bratislava, Slovakia 2 Department of Economy and Finance, Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 820 05 Bratislava, Slovakia Abstract PILKOVÁ ANNA, HOLIENKA MARIAN, JANČOVIČOVÁ ZUZANA. 2017. Investigating Youth Entrepreneurial intentions’ Drivers in Visegrad Countries. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 65(6): 2055 – 2065. Entrepreneurial intention is the frst step in entrepreneurial process. It is seen as one of the strongest predictors of entrepreneurial behavior. Measurement of key factors that infuence entrepreneurial intention is still great challenge for researchers. The aim of this paper is both to analyse the signifcance of selected individual‑level factors in their efect on entrepreneurial intention among youth in Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) and contribute to solve the methodological gap in intention analysis applying non‑traditional methods for this feld – decision tree algorithm method alongside logistic regression models that served as robustness check of our fndings. Prior to this a univariate (using Weight of Evidence and Information value analysis) and multivariate analysis (using Pearson Chi‑square test of good ftness and Cramer’s V) was conducted. Based on Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data we found out that out of four studied groups of factors only two (personality‑traits and personal background related factors) are signifcant drivers of entrepreneurial intentions among youth in Visegrad countries. Keywords: entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial intentions, youth, young adults, Visegrad countries INTRODUCTION Youth and young adults belong to the groups of European population that ask for special attentions both from politicians and researchers. Main reason behind this interest is a high level of youth and young adults’ unemployment rate. Both politicians and researchers try to fnd ways how to increase employment activities of youth. One of the possible solutions how to do it is applying inclusive entrepreneurship approach. Inclusive entrepreneurship is a concept that represents involvement of under‑represented or disadvantaged groups in entrepreneurial activities, leading, through unleashing their creative potential, towards the economic self‑sufciency that is benefcial for themselves and for society. Youth and young adults are considered to be one of such disadvantaged groups. However, a decision to become an entrepreneur is complex and asks for deep study. Perspective on entrepreneurship as a process is one approach how to study this decision. The frst and very important phase of this process is usually considered to be an intention. This step is infuenced by many factors and has been considerably exposed to entrepreneurship research. Researchers focused on studying factors which are the most important for encouraging of intentions to start new business. However, despite decades of research of diferent factors that infuence entrepreneurial intentions, there are still gaps in this feld of studies. While there are numerous studies on entrepreneurial intentions focused on student populations (e.g. Franco et al., 2010; Galicia et al., 2015; studies based on Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey), signifcantly fewer studies are focused on youth population in general. Furthermore, in