Meramal Kecenderungan Keusahawanan dalam Kalangan Pelajar Berdasarkan Karakteristik Individu dan Pendidikan Keusahawanan

Predicting Entrepreneurial Intention among Students Based on Individual Characteristics and Entrepreneurship Education

Abstract

This study aims to determine the factors of entreprenurship intention among students. Four independent variables were investigated, namely locus of control, risk attitude towards risk, entrepreneurship knowledge and entrepreneurship skills. The first two variables were related to individual characteristics, while the last two variables were related to entrepreneurship education. The data of this study were collected using questionnaires from 86 students of community college. The findings indicated that entrepreneurship knowledge and entrepreneurship skills were significant predictors of entrepreneurship intention. Therefore, this study enriches the literature by presenting empirical report using data from students of community college in Malaysia. The study indicates that there is a need to integrate entrepreneurship education into existing curriculum to provide comprehensive and practical entrepreneurship education to students.