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Investigating Traits Towards Readiness in Entrepreneurship Among University Students

Authors
Eng Hui Ng1, *, Muhammad Adha Ismail2, Nabilah Abdul Rahman2, Murugan Thangiah1
1School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
2Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Universiti Selangor, Bestari Jaya, Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: enghui.ng@taylors.edu.my
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Eng Hui Ng
Available Online 10 May 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-162-3_10How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Readiness; Entrepreneurship; Undergraduates
Abstract

This study aims to examine the factors contributing to undergraduates’ readiness for entrepreneurship in private higher education and the most influential factor contributing to the readiness. Data were collected from 88 students (n = 88) studying in Malaysian private universities. Findings that highlight the factors which influence entrepreneurial readiness among students are the locus of control, need for achievement, risk-taking attitude, innovativeness behavior, and tolerance for ambiguity. The study revealed that innovativeness behavior is the most influential factor that contributes towards entrepreneurial readiness among students and the least influential factor is the need for achievement. This study provides insights for individuals who are interested in start-up their businesses as well as for higher education institutions and the nation’s policymakers who visioning nurturing more entrepreneurs that can help to boost the economy of the nation.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Business & Management (ICETBM 2023)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
10 May 2023
ISBN
10.2991/978-94-6463-162-3_10
ISSN
2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-162-3_10How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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