Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intentions among the Undergraduate Students of Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
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https://doi.org/10.61143/umyu-jafr.6(1)2024.008Keywords:
Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship intention, determinants of entrepreneurshipAbstract
The paper examines the determinants of entrepreneurial intentions among undergraduate students of Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, with a view to identifying whether these factors can influence entrepreneurial behaviour. A multistage sampling technique via purposive, stratified and random sampling were used for the selection of three hundred and forty-two (342) respondents from the Department of Biology, Islamic Studies, Accounting, Education and Law programmes of the university respectively. Out of which three hundred and two (302) respondents completed and returned the questionnaires. Two hundred and sixty-four (264) of which were found worthy for analysis. The paper used a structured questionnaire to collect data. The data were analysed using Univariate analysis (frequency, mean and standard deviation) and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was employed to test the hypothesis. The findings revealed that the entrepreneurial determinants have a significant influence on students’ intention. The outcome of the study also found out that there is a significant relationship between entrepreneurial determinants and entrepreneurial intentions. The study recommends that the entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates’ students can be enhance through entrepreneurial learning as well as establishing collaborations with private businesses and other universities in order to nurture and promote students’ intentions towards entrepreneurship.
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