An Investigation of Entrepreneurial Intention Among Entrepreneurship Students in South-West Nigeria Polytechnics

Bako, Yusuf A; Ajibode, I.A.; Oluseye, A.B.; Aladelusi, Kehinde Banjo

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“…Furthermore, students with a strong entrepreneurial mindset are more likely to have a high level of entrepreneurial intent (Abun, et al, 2018;Akolgo et al, 2018;Amanamah, 2017). Thus, to improve students' entrepreneurial initiative, you must first increase their positive attitudes toward entrepreneurship (Pulka et al, 2015;Bako et al, 2017;Ayalew and Zeleke, 2018;Dahalan et al, 2015). Thus, students' attitude towards entrepreneurship is strongly influenced by their own beliefs.…”

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The Role of Entrepreneurial Attitude and Opportunity Recognition on Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students

Ledi

Ameza-Xemalordzo

Owusu

2022

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The study investigates the mediating role of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition on the relationship between entrepreneurial attitude and entrepreneurial intention among university students in Ghana. A structured questionnaire was administered to 500 university students in Ghana, and the data collected was analyzed using Amos. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to assess the hypothesized paths. The result indicated that entrepreneurial attitude had a substantial positive impact on both entrepreneurial intention and opportunity recognition among university students in Ghana. The result further indicated that entrepreneurial opportunity recognition positively affected university students' entrepreneurial intention. The study further illuminated that entrepreneurial opportunity recognition mediated the relationship between entrepreneurial attitude and entrepreneurial intention. This implies that an entrepreneurial attitude increases the chances of opportunity recognition and self-employment propensity in Ghana. The study suggests that students should cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset and develop a healthy attitude toward entrepreneurship, enhancing the chances of identifying and pursuing business opportunities. The study contributes to the literature by focusing on and highlighting innate attributes that can possibly contribute to self-employment propensity.

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The Role of Entrepreneurial Attitude and Opportunity Recognition on Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students

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Ameza-Xemalordzo

Owusu

2022

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“…Education plays an important role in increasing the interest in being self-employed as well as eliminating the unrealistic expectations of students. Education in the field of entrepreneurship was proved to positively influence students´ attitudes to entrepreneurship, particularly according to research conducted in less developed countries (Chaguay & García, 2016;Zubairu, 2016;Widayat & Ni matuzahroh, 2017;Kiyani, 2017;Ali Sher et al, 2017;Bako, Ajibode Oluseye, & Aladelusi, 2017;Ahsan, Zheng, DeNoble, & Musteen, 2018 and others). It is interesting to compare research into the benefits of entrepreneurship education in more economically developed countries where the effects of education are not so explicit (Welsh, Tullar & Nemati, 2016;Hayes & Richmond, 2017).…”

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Cross-Border Disparities in the Aspects of Entrepreneurship and Personality Traits of Future Entrepreneurs

Reissová¹,

Šimsová²,

Kovářová³

2019

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Entrepreneurship is a source of financial, economic and social prosperity for countries as well as their regions. The objective of this article was to identify whether the young generation is interested in entrepreneurship, especially students of economics at public universities, and whether there are regional cross-border disparities in this respect (i.e., comparison of regional differences between neighbouring countries). 540 students of economics at public universities based in border areas were included in the survey group. The selected universities were the Faculty of Social Sciences in Ústí nad Labem (Czech Republic) and the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (Germany). Written interviews were selected as the research method. German students were established to be statistically significantly more interested in entrepreneurship. The second objective was to verify whether there are differences in the personality traits of students who are willing to set up their own business from those who are not. The personality traits tested representation of traits, such as independence, risk tolerance, creativity, initiative and responsibility. It was established using the chi-squared test, Saphiro-Wilk test, t-test, test for two binomial distributions and the Kruskal-Wallis test that different traits are not exhibited by students according to the region or country in which they live and study, but according to the criterion of whether they want to set up their own business or not. Accordingly, there are no differences between Czech and German students in the monitored traits but there are statistically significant differences between the traits of students who want to set up their own business and those who do not want toboth between German and Czech students.

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“…This is imperative because the family is a significant institution that people rely on to make start-up decisions and achieve entrepreneurial success (Powell & Eddleston, 2013 ). Thus, one could contend that family support has a direct and buffering effect on entrepreneurial intention because entrepreneurial intentions rely on the vital role of resources (e.g., knowledge, capital, materials, and expertise) needed in the establishment and development of such entrepreneurial events (Bako et al, 2017 ).…”

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“…One pathway to making people survive and earn a living is through entrepreneurship (Botsaris & Vamvaka, 2016 ). As entrepreneurship is synonymous with self-employment, it is believed to be an effective strategy in handling the issue of employability, particularly among youths (Bako et al, 2017 ). It is against this background that Akpan et al ( 2012 ) noted that adopting entrepreneurship education aims to equip individuals to be self-reliant and achieve faster economic development.…”

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“…Thus, extant studies (e.g., Bako et al, 2017 ; Fayolle & Linan, 2013 ) have called for studies on the impact of exogenous factors such family support on entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates. Hence, the present study responds to that call and posits that family support as a boundary condition in the relationships between innovativeness and entrepreneurial alertness is imperative in achieving entrepreneurial intention, especially in a dynamic and evolving business environment.…”

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Responding to social change: innovativeness, entrepreneurial alertness, and entrepreneurial intention in Nigeria: the role of family support

2022

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Presently, entrepreneurship has become one of the adequate remedies to ameliorate various economic and social problems. Thus, to boost entrepreneurship, the Nigerian government has opted to include entrepreneurial studies in tertiary institutions; to increase students’ entrepreneurial prowess and intentions. Understanding the factors inherent in the entrepreneurial process is imperative for entrepreneurial development. This present study addresses university students and entrepreneurial intention: the moderating role of family support in the relationships between innovativeness and entrepreneurial alertness on students’ entrepreneurial intention. The researchers adopted an exploratory quantitative approach using a purposive sampling technique. A total of 1383 students participated in the study across the federal universities in the southeast geopolitical zone in Nigeria. The findings showed that innovativeness, entrepreneurial alertness, and family support are positively associated with entrepreneurial intention. In addition, family support moderated the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness and entrepreneurial intention among undergraduate students but did not affect innovativeness. Our findings suggest that educators and policymakers need to consider the role of exogenous factors (e.g., family support) when seeking to promote entrepreneurial actions of college students through policies or educational programs and to rethink the current models of entrepreneurial education that are prevalent in our educational system to imbibe inclusiveness of both exogenous and endogenous factors that influence entrepreneurship.

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An Investigation of Entrepreneurial Intention Among Entrepreneurship Students in South-West Nigeria Polytechnics

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The Role of Entrepreneurial Attitude and Opportunity Recognition on Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students

The Role of Entrepreneurial Attitude and Opportunity Recognition on Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students

Cross-Border Disparities in the Aspects of Entrepreneurship and Personality Traits of Future Entrepreneurs

Responding to social change: innovativeness, entrepreneurial alertness, and entrepreneurial intention in Nigeria: the role of family support

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