INCLINATION TOWARDS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS

Abstract

This study was undertaken to explore the inclination towards entrepreneurship among University Pendidikan Sultan Idris students. The population for the study was UPSI's final year students from faculty of management and economics. The entrepreneurship course was introduced as a core subject in the areas of business program. This course was made compulsory for all business undergraduate's students. The total samples in this study was 181. In this study it was discovered that there were two aspects of demographics i.e. qualification and programmes of study that showed a relationship and had a positive significant on inclination towards entrepreneurship. The study also showed a strong significant relationship between family background and entrepreneurial inclination. It was suggested that to attract more students involve in entrepreneurship, UPSI should design entrepreneurial curriculum and content, provide training programs for faculty members, establish the club of entrepreneurship in the university and establish student one-stop business advice and guidance centers. It could be concluded that the role of universities in promoting entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial curriculum and content and role models had significant impact on the inclination of the students towards entrepreneurship. The role model such as friends and lecturers were the main factor which influenced students on inclination towards entrepreneurship. On the part of the universities in promoting entrepreneurship, it showed that the majority of the students supported the entrepreneurship and business educational programmes in campus. While on the part of the entrepreneurial curriculum and content, the course could develop entrepreneurial knowledge and skills,