Entrepreneurial Intention Revisited: The Role Of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 12
Abstract
Entrepreneurship is a key aspect that has often been stressed in the effort to turn Malaysia into a high-income and inclusive developed country. However, producing a successful entrepreneur is not an easy task. The current generation of students has not reached a firm level of self-efficacy. They sometimes easily waver when faced with various forms of challenges and the waves of modernisation. Thus, this study will analyse the relationship between the sources of performance accomplishment self-efficacy and verbal persuasion based on Albert Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory towards entrepreneurial intention among public university students in Malaysia. It proposes the best predictor variable that encourages public university students in Malaysia to venture into the entrepreneurial field. Using proportionate stratified random sampling, this study sampled 352 respondents from four universities, namely Universiti Utara Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, and Universiti Putra Malaysia. The finding of this study shows that entrepreneurial intention is high when performance accomplishment self-efficacy and verbal persuasion efficacy are high. There is a significant relationship between entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy. It is hoped that this study will be used to assist in outlining entrepreneurship programmes and activities to enhance students’ self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention. The implementation of effective teaching and learning methods is essential in nurturing entrepreneurial potential among public university students in Malaysia.
Authors and Affiliations
Wan Nor Halimatul Syadiah Wan Yusof, Fakhrul Anwar Zainol, Wan Norhayate Wan Daud
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- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i12/5209
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