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Antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions amongst business students in a tertiary institution
Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2019-09-02 , DOI: 10.1108/apjie-06-2018-0037
Joseph Evans Agolla , Gladness L. Monametsi , Petty Phera

The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions amongst open and distance learning students during employment crisis. To achieve the purpose of this study, Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was applied and empirically tested on the sample population.,Data were taken from a sample of university students pursuing business-related courses in Open and Distance Learning mode. Self-reported questionnaires were handed to a total of 500 students to complete and return. Returned and usable questionnaires numbered 245 in total, giving a return rate of 49 per cent. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were utilised to analyse data. Structural equation modelling incorporated into SPSS was used to assess the structural model.,The key finding reveal that Ajzen’s TPB can partially be applied in determining entrepreneurial intentions in the developing economy. The study results also revealed that perceived behavioural control, personal attitude and subjective norm (SN) explained 62.5 per cent of variations in entrepreneurial intention, which surpasses many other studies conducted previously.,Present study relied on cross-sectional data using quantitative design, therefore limiting the full understanding of the causal relationship between variables.,The study developed a conceptual framework based on literature that was empirically tested, which adds to existing ones, thereby extending the literature in the field. Moreover, the study managed to incorporate SN as an intervening variable, which has rarely been done.

中文翻译:

大专院校商科学生创业意向的前因

本文的目的是研究就业危机期间开放和远程学习的学生创业意向的前因。为了达到本研究的目的,应用了Ajzen的计划行为理论(TPB)并对样本人群进行了实证检验。数据来自于以开放和远程学习模式攻读商业相关课程的大学生样本。自我报告的调查表被提交给总共500名学生以完成并返回。退回和可用的调查表共计245张,返还率为49%。描述性统计和回归分析用于分析数据。SPSS中包含的结构方程模型用于评估结构模型。关键发现表明,Ajzen的TPB可以部分应用于确定发展中经济的创业意图。研究结果还显示,感知的行为控制,个人态度和主观规范(SN)解释了62.5%的创业意向变化,超过了之前进行的许多其他研究。目前的研究依赖于采用定量设计的横截面数据,因此限制了对变量之间因果关系的充分理解。该研究基于经过实证检验的文献,建立了一个概念框架,增加了现有框架,从而扩展了该领域的文献。此外,该研究设法将SN作为干预变量,这很少进行。研究结果还显示,感知的行为控制,个人态度和主观规范(SN)解释了62.5%的创业意向变化,超过了之前进行的许多其他研究。目前的研究依赖于采用定量设计的横截面数据,因此限制了对变量之间因果关系的充分理解。该研究基于经过实证检验的文献,建立了一个概念框架,增加了现有框架,从而扩展了该领域的文献。此外,该研究设法将SN作为干预变量,这很少进行。研究结果还显示,感知的行为控制,个人态度和主观规范(SN)解释了62.5%的创业意向变化,超过了之前进行的许多其他研究。目前的研究依赖于采用定量设计的横截面数据,因此限制了对变量之间因果关系的充分理解。该研究基于经过实证检验的文献,建立了一个概念框架,增加了现有框架,从而扩展了该领域的文献。此外,该研究设法将SN作为干预变量,这很少进行。这超越了之前进行的许多其他研究。当前的研究依靠定量设计的横断面数据,因此限制了对变量之间因果关系的全面理解。到现有的,从而扩展了该领域的文献。此外,该研究设法将SN作为干预变量,这很少进行。它超越了以前进行的许多其他研究。当前的研究依靠定量设计的横断面数据,因此限制了对变量之间因果关系的充分理解。该研究基于经过实证检验的文献建立了概念框架,从而增加了到现有的,从而扩展了该领域的文献。此外,该研究设法将SN作为干预变量,这很少进行。
更新日期:2019-09-02
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