Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence

Recently, entrepreneurship receives most attention than ever before. The importance of inculcating entrepreneurship education among young and fresh graduates cannot be over stressed. Similarly, studies show that student who participates in entrepreneurship program is more willing to start his own...

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Main Authors:	Muhammad, Aliyu Dahiru, Haneef, Mohamed Aslam, Abubakar, Isa Ado
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	INSI Publications 2013
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	iium-417242015-02-26T03:24:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41724/ Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence Muhammad, Aliyu Dahiru Haneef, Mohamed Aslam Abubakar, Isa Ado H Social Sciences (General) Recently, entrepreneurship receives most attention than ever before. The importance of inculcating entrepreneurship education among young and fresh graduates cannot be over stressed. Similarly, studies show that student who participates in entrepreneurship program is more willing to start his own business than a student who does not undergo any of these programs. The recent financial crisis serves as lessons for employees and potential graduates that should no longer rely on big companies. The objective of this paper is to investigate the factors that determine entrepreneurship intentions among University students. The paper employed Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), to examine the students` intentions to start up small scale businesses. Based on the sample size of 222, it was found that power of behavioral control and personal attitude are the major determinants to start up. Other interesting findings revealed in the study were the mediating roles of personal attitude and power of behavioral control. The research utilizes Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in the analysis and Amos software version 18 to test the hypotheses. INSI Publications 2013-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41724/1/Entrepreneurial_Intention_%28EI%29_AJBASWEB_2013.pdf Muhammad, Aliyu Dahiru and Haneef, Mohamed Aslam and Abubakar, Isa Ado (2013) Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 7 (12). pp. 184-191. ISSN 1991-8178 http://ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2013/Octoberr/184-191.pdf
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description	Recently, entrepreneurship receives most attention than ever before. The importance of inculcating entrepreneurship education among young and fresh graduates cannot be over stressed. Similarly, studies show that student who participates in entrepreneurship program is more willing to start his own business than a student who does not undergo any of these programs. The recent financial crisis serves as lessons for employees and potential graduates that should no longer rely on big companies. The objective of this paper is to investigate the factors that determine entrepreneurship intentions among University students. The paper employed Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), to examine the students` intentions to start up small scale businesses. Based on the sample size of 222, it was found that power of behavioral control and personal attitude are the major determinants to start up. Other interesting findings revealed in the study were the mediating roles of personal attitude and power of behavioral control. The research utilizes Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in the analysis and Amos software version 18 to test the hypotheses.
format	Article
author	Muhammad, Aliyu Dahiru Haneef, Mohamed Aslam Abubakar, Isa Ado
author_facet	Muhammad, Aliyu Dahiru Haneef, Mohamed Aslam Abubakar, Isa Ado
author_sort	Muhammad, Aliyu Dahiru
title	Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence
title_short	Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence
title_full	Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence
title_fullStr	Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence
title_full_unstemmed	Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence
title_sort	entrepreneurial intention (ei) among undergraduate students in international islamic university malaysia (iium): empirical evidence
publisher	INSI Publications
publishDate	2013
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41724/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41724/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41724/1/Entrepreneurial_Intention_%28EI%29_AJBASWEB_2013.pdf
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Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence

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