Influence of Contextual Factors on Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students: The Nigerian Experience

Amos, Akinbola Olufemi; Oluseye, Ogunnaike Olaleke; Bosede, Amaihian Augusta

doi:10.5171/2015.750622

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“…It therefore becomes pertinent to inculcate entrepreneurial intention among polytechnic students in order to reduce the menace of unemployment and improve wellbeing among intending graduates especially in a developing country like Nigeria. Many available studies have investigated many factors that could make individual have the intention of starting up his or her business such as personality traits (Akanbi, 2013;Owoseni, 2014), Values, attitudes and beliefs (Gasse & Tremblay, 2011), entrepreneurial educational support and informal network (Amos, Oluseye & Bosede 2015), fear of failure and entrepreneurial self-efficacy (Okoye 2016) creativity and age (Agbim, Oriarewo & Owocho 2013), demographic variables such as gender, and age (Deh, assume & Agyemang, 2013) and student level of studies (Bhandari, 2013). Although, these studies contribution are significant to entrepreneurial literature, however, to our knowledge no study have jointly investigated the influence of self-efficacy and social networks on entrepreneurial intention especially among less explored sample of polytechnic students in Nigeria.…”

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Entrepreneurial Intention Among Polytechnic Students in Nigeria: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Networks

Ojewumi

Fagbenro

2019

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This study was carried out to examine the role of self-efficacy and social networks on entrepreneurial intention among polytechnic students in Ile -Ife Osun state, Nigeria. Theory of Reasoned action was used as a theoretical framework for this study. A survey design was adopted. The data for this study was collected in 2018 via a purposive sampling technique, where 240 students (81 females and 159 males) with age range of 21-35 years (M = 23.61, SD = 2.63) were selected from one polytechnic. Inferential statistics (t-test for independent measure) was used to test the hypotheses in this study. Result showed that there was significant difference between entrepreneurial intention of polytechnic students with low self-efficacy and high self-efficacy. There was significant difference between entrepreneurial intention of polytechnic students with low social network and high social network. Therefore, to improve entrepreneurial intention among polytechnic students, psychologists should organize psycho-educational interventions aim at increasing self-efficacy and social networks of polytechnic students.Reference: Ojewumi, K.A., Fagbenro, D.A. (2019). Entrepreneurial intention among polytechnic students in Nigeria: the role of self-efficacy and social networks.

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Entrepreneurial Intention Among Polytechnic Students in Nigeria: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Networks

Ojewumi

Fagbenro

2019

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“…According to the author, no substantial difference between educational levels and entrepreneurial intent may exist. Akinbola et al, (2015) performed a study that focused on how students' emotional intelligence is affected by the sort of educational institution they attend. They discovered a connection between EI and final-year college undergraduates in Lagos and Ogun State, Nigeria, who attended either privately financed or state-sponsored colleges.…”

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Impact of socio-demographic variables on entrepreneurship intention in the Higher Education sector

Msosa

2023

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Entrepreneurship is crucial for both growing the economy and decreasing the crushing effects of poverty and unemployment. Consequently, higher education institutions have a critical role to play in inculcating entrepreneurial skills in students who may find it challenging to gain employment. This research examined the impact of socio-demographic variables (age, gender, level of study, academic discipline, race and nationality) on entrepreneurship intention. A descriptive quantitative research design was adopted to collect data from a simple random sample of 332 higher education students. This study's findings show no significant difference amongst the respondents in terms of gender, age, race and entrepreneurial intention. On the other hand, the results revealed a statistically significant difference between the respondents' nationality, academic discipline, level of study and entrepreneurship intention. Therefore, higher education institutions should pay attention to the demographics of students to avoid prejudices and to have targeted interventions that will arouse their interest in entrepreneurship. The findings of this study could assist institutional managers and policy-makers in putting in place strategies that could help higher education students actively participate in entrepreneurial activities on campus and treat entrepreneurship as an alternative career.

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“…Whereas developing countries are facing brain drain resulting in the shortage of skilled individuals in terms of entrepreneurship ( Stark, 2004 ). Amos et al (2015) and Anjum et al (2018a) have identified that entrepreneurship education (EE) is linked with entrepreneurial intention. The selection of specialized fields also related to EI, like students who opt for business courses know more about the entrepreneurial process than other subjects ( Dao et al, 2021 ).…”

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Dark personality traits and entrepreneurial intentions among Pakistani university students: The role of executive functions and academic intent to entrepreneurship

Khawar

Amin²,

Zulfqar³

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Front. Psychol.

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This study examined the mediating role of core Executive Functions (EF: working memory and inhibitory control) and moderating role of Perceived Academic Intent to Entrepreneurship (PAIE) in relationship between Dark Personality Traits (SDT) and Entrepreneurial Intentions (EI) of university students. A sample of 539 university students enrolled in various undergraduate and postgraduate programs completed the Short Dark Triad-3 (SD3), Adult Executive Functioning Inventory (ADEXI), and measures for assessing Entrepreneurial Intent and Perceived Academic Intent to Entrepreneurship. The results showed that of SDT, only Machiavellianism was significantly associated with EI. Both of the core executive functions and PAIE were also positively correlated with EI. Moreover, findings showed that EF positively mediated the relationship between Machiavellian disposition and entrepreneurial intention, while perceived academic intent to entrepreneurship moderated the relationship between executive functions and EI. A significant moderated mediation index was also reported. Findings offer useful insight to the interplay among above mentioned variables and guide educational and organizational psychologists to employ core cognitive strategies for promoting entrepreneurial thoughts and channelizing the productive energies of students with malevolent tendencies through academic coaching.

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Influence of Contextual Factors on Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students: The Nigerian Experience

Abstract: Based on the high-ceilinged unemployment rate in Nigeria, self employment and small enterprise initiatives are presently one of the country's national agenda, in the expectation that they will provide unconventional means of profitable engagement.

Cited by 14 publications

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Entrepreneurial Intention Among Polytechnic Students in Nigeria: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Networks

Entrepreneurial Intention Among Polytechnic Students in Nigeria: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Networks

Impact of socio-demographic variables on entrepreneurship intention in the Higher Education sector

Dark personality traits and entrepreneurial intentions among Pakistani university students: The role of executive functions and academic intent to entrepreneurship

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