A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia

The purpose of the paper is to explore entrepreneurial skills of higher education graduates; specifically the Islamic college graduates in Pahang concerning their entrepreneurial skills. Interviews were conducted with ten (10) employers from various fields to gauge their perceptions, expectations an...

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Main Authors:	Zuraina, Ali, Hasmadi, Hassan, Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan, Aswahida, Sabaruddin, Mohd Hafiz, Yaakub, Nurizan, Baharum, Nurulhuda, Othman, Shafinas, Sharifuddin, Siti Mariam, Sakari
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Language:	English
Published:	UMP Press 2016
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14403/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14403/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14403/1/A%20CASE%20STUDY%20OF%20ENTREPRENEURSHIP%20SKILLS%20OF%20HIGHER%20EDUCATION%20GRADUATES%20IN%20AN%20ISLAMIC%20COLLEGE%20IN%20MALAYSIA.pdf

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spelling	ump-144032017-08-30T07:20:49Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14403/ A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia Zuraina, Ali Hasmadi, Hassan Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Aswahida, Sabaruddin Mohd Hafiz, Yaakub Nurizan, Baharum Nurulhuda, Othman Shafinas, Sharifuddin Siti Mariam, Sakari H Social Sciences (General) The purpose of the paper is to explore entrepreneurial skills of higher education graduates; specifically the Islamic college graduates in Pahang concerning their entrepreneurial skills. Interviews were conducted with ten (10) employers from various fields to gauge their perceptions, expectations and hiring opportunity of the Islamic college graduates in relation to the skills. Findings from the study derived from the qualitative data has generated four themes that are entrepreneurial skills are individual interest, entrepreneur non-friendly practices, nil opportunity for entrepreneurship and employee’s entrepreneurial motivation. The study implies that communicating the idea to develop entrepreneurial skills among graduates demand conscientious strategies from educators. Though the skills are individual pursuit, the opportunity from employers is also a significant factor in determinining whether or not graduates can build the interest. UMP Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14403/1/A%20CASE%20STUDY%20OF%20ENTREPRENEURSHIP%20SKILLS%20OF%20HIGHER%20EDUCATION%20GRADUATES%20IN%20AN%20ISLAMIC%20COLLEGE%20IN%20MALAYSIA.pdf Zuraina, Ali and Hasmadi, Hassan and Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan and Aswahida, Sabaruddin and Mohd Hafiz, Yaakub and Nurizan, Baharum and Nurulhuda, Othman and Shafinas, Sharifuddin and Siti Mariam, Sakari (2016) A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia. International Journal of Human Sciences & Technology (IJHTC), 1 (2). pp. 64-71. ISSN 2289-7216 http://journals.ump.edu.my/index.php/ijhtc/article/download/93/63
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spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) Zuraina, Ali Hasmadi, Hassan Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Aswahida, Sabaruddin Mohd Hafiz, Yaakub Nurizan, Baharum Nurulhuda, Othman Shafinas, Sharifuddin Siti Mariam, Sakari A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia
description	The purpose of the paper is to explore entrepreneurial skills of higher education graduates; specifically the Islamic college graduates in Pahang concerning their entrepreneurial skills. Interviews were conducted with ten (10) employers from various fields to gauge their perceptions, expectations and hiring opportunity of the Islamic college graduates in relation to the skills. Findings from the study derived from the qualitative data has generated four themes that are entrepreneurial skills are individual interest, entrepreneur non-friendly practices, nil opportunity for entrepreneurship and employee’s entrepreneurial motivation. The study implies that communicating the idea to develop entrepreneurial skills among graduates demand conscientious strategies from educators. Though the skills are individual pursuit, the opportunity from employers is also a significant factor in determinining whether or not graduates can build the interest.
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author	Zuraina, Ali Hasmadi, Hassan Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Aswahida, Sabaruddin Mohd Hafiz, Yaakub Nurizan, Baharum Nurulhuda, Othman Shafinas, Sharifuddin Siti Mariam, Sakari
author_facet	Zuraina, Ali Hasmadi, Hassan Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Aswahida, Sabaruddin Mohd Hafiz, Yaakub Nurizan, Baharum Nurulhuda, Othman Shafinas, Sharifuddin Siti Mariam, Sakari
author_sort	Zuraina, Ali
title	A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia
title_short	A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia
title_full	A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia
title_fullStr	A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia
title_sort	case study of entrepreneurial skills of higher education graduates in an islamic college in malaysia
publisher	UMP Press
publishDate	2016
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A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Skills of Higher Education Graduates in an Islamic College in Malaysia

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