The theory of planned behaviour as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among science students in UUM Sintok

The theory of planned behaviour as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among science students in UUM Sintok

Entrepreneurial intentions among science and technology students in Malaysia face a significant funding gap. It is necessary to study the factors influencing entrepreneurial intentions that draw science students to venture into business as they are more likely to become successful entrepreneurs and...

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Main Author: Nur Husnina, Zakaria
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
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eng
Published: 2020
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HF5001-6182 Business
Online Access:https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/1/s825572_01.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/2/s825572_02.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/3/s825572_references.docx
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spelling my-uum-etd.92372024-03-19T01:28:40Z The theory of planned behaviour as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among science students in UUM Sintok 2020 Nur Husnina, Zakaria Jamaludin, Norzalila Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business School of Business Management HF5001-6182 Business Entrepreneurial intentions among science and technology students in Malaysia face a significant funding gap. It is necessary to study the factors influencing entrepreneurial intentions that draw science students to venture into business as they are more likely to become successful entrepreneurs and generate additional value for economic development. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to analyze the relation among science students at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Sintok between personal attitude, social norms, perceived behavioural control and entrepreneurial intentions. In this context, entrepreneurial intention can be defined as individual's intention in starting their own business that acts as the main predictors in determining future entrepreneurs. To test the hypothesis that personal attitude, social norms, and perceived behavioural control relates positively to the entrepreneurial intention of science students at UUM Sintok, a set of questionnaire was distributed via social media such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, and etc. However, only 250 questionnaires were collected successfully for the analysis of the data. Research findings show the independent variables (personal attitude, social norms, and perceived behavioural control) are positively related entrepreneurial intention. It is also revealed that Science students in UUM Sintok put social norms as significant factors that affect the decision to participate in business once graduated. Thus, the implications of the study and recommendation for future research were addressed in this study for relevant stakeholders and potential studies. 2020 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/1/s825572_01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/2/s825572_02.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/3/s825572_references.docx text eng public other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language eng
eng
eng
advisor Jamaludin, Norzalila
topic HF5001-6182 Business
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Nur Husnina, Zakaria
The theory of planned behaviour as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among science students in UUM Sintok
description Entrepreneurial intentions among science and technology students in Malaysia face a significant funding gap. It is necessary to study the factors influencing entrepreneurial intentions that draw science students to venture into business as they are more likely to become successful entrepreneurs and generate additional value for economic development. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to analyze the relation among science students at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Sintok between personal attitude, social norms, perceived behavioural control and entrepreneurial intentions. In this context, entrepreneurial intention can be defined as individual's intention in starting their own business that acts as the main predictors in determining future entrepreneurs. To test the hypothesis that personal attitude, social norms, and perceived behavioural control relates positively to the entrepreneurial intention of science students at UUM Sintok, a set of questionnaire was distributed via social media such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, and etc. However, only 250 questionnaires were collected successfully for the analysis of the data. Research findings show the independent variables (personal attitude, social norms, and perceived behavioural control) are positively related entrepreneurial intention. It is also revealed that Science students in UUM Sintok put social norms as significant factors that affect the decision to participate in business once graduated. Thus, the implications of the study and recommendation for future research were addressed in this study for relevant stakeholders and potential studies.
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author Nur Husnina, Zakaria
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title The theory of planned behaviour as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among science students in UUM Sintok
title_short The theory of planned behaviour as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among science students in UUM Sintok
title_full The theory of planned behaviour as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among science students in UUM Sintok
title_fullStr The theory of planned behaviour as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among science students in UUM Sintok
title_full_unstemmed The theory of planned behaviour as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among science students in UUM Sintok
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publishDate 2020
url https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/1/s825572_01.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/2/s825572_02.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/9237/3/s825572_references.docx
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