Factors Affecting Entrepreneurship Intentions among the Students

- Gautam Parmar, Assistant Professor, ASPEE Agribusiness Management Institute, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari

- Yasmeen Pathan , Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, GLS University, Ahmedabad

- Jenis Chauhan, Research Scholar, G.H.Patel Institute of Business Management, VV Nagar

Abstract:

Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the development of the country economic condition. Developing country like India, the role of Entrepreneurship is crucial to create self- employment and reducing unemployment. The present paper tries to investigate factors affecting entrepreneurial intentions among the students. To investigate factors, total 64 respondents were surveyed. The structured questionnaire was used to serve the objectives of the study containing demographic profile questions and five point likert scale questions (Strongly agree, Agree, Undecided, Disagree, and Strongly disagree) entrepreneurial intentions statements. Out of the 64 respondents 79.7 percent respondents were male while 20.3 percent were female. Majority (93.8) respondents have age between 21-25 years and 25 percent respondents have their own family business where as 85.9 percent respondents wants to start own business while 14.1 percent do not want to start their business. The Exploratory Factor Analysis approach was applied to the entrepreneurial intentions statements. The exploratory factor analysis yielded four factors namely will power and perseverance, perceived benefit, self-efficacy and conducive entrepreneurship environment

Keyword:

Entrepreneurship, Students

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