Entrepreneurial Intention among Malaysian Undergraduates
By Mohammad Ismail, Shaiful Annuar Khalid, M. Othman, H. K. Jusoff, Norshimah Abdul Rahman, Kamsol Mohamed Kassim, Rozihana Shekh Zain. 2009
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Research in entrepreneurship field has magnetized the interest of many researchers as a tool of development for many countries. The study of the factors that leads people to become entrepreneurs has been a question of many researchers. This study explores the relationship between the Big-Five personality factors, contextual factors and entrepreneurial intention. As such, it fits squarely into the literature on the antecedents of entrepreneurship. Previous research has focused on the need for achievement as well as social psychological characteristics such as attitude and self-efficacy. This study looks at the extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness, neuroticism, perceived barriers, perceived support and close support which are determinants of entrepreneurial intention. The data was gathered from 123 undergraduate students at one of the university branch campuses in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia. Data collection was based on voluntary basis, informed consent, and anonymity. Regression analyses indicate that entrepreneurial intention is positively correlated with extraversion, openness, and close support. In the final section, we discuss these results and discover a future research agenda.
Subfields: Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology
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- Entrepreneurial intention in the time of crisis: a field study (2016, background): “…intentions on the other (Autio et al., 2001; Ahmed et al., 2010; Engle et al., 2010; Franco et al., 2010; Giacomin et al., 2011; Liñán et al., 2011; Ismail et al., 2009; Lee et al., 2005; Li, 2007; Wang and Wong, 2004; Nyock Ilouga et al., 2014), relatively little (to the best of our knowledge)…”
- Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intention Among Millennial Generation (2012, background): “For instance, Yusof et al. (2007) and Ismail et al. (2009) focused on the influence of personality traits on entrepreneurial intention.”
- The Entrepreneurial Intention of Undergraduate Students in South Africa: The Influences of Entrepreneurship Education and Previous Work Experience (2014, background): “Ismail et al. (2009) point out that since future entrepreneurs can be found amongst those who are currently undergoing their educational process at the universities, entrepreneurship education is one of the most effective ways to promote the transition of graduates into the world of…”
- Demographic factors, family background and prior self-employment on entrepreneurial intention - Vietnamese business students are different: why? (2018, background): “In addition to personality traits, individual difference variables have been found to predict entrepreneurship (Ismail et al., 2009).”
- Entrepreneurship intention in agricultural sector of young generation in Indonesia (2017, background): “Entrepreneurial intention was positively correlated with extraversion, openness and support of people nearby who are part of the subjective norm factor (Ismail et al., 2009).”