What Tickles Your Fancy? The Case of Technology and Engineering Students Becoming Entrepreneur

IF 0.8 Q4 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Asian Journal of Business and Accounting Pub Date : 2020-06-26 DOI:10.22452/ajba.vol13no1.10

F. A. Khalid, Juhaini Jabar, M. Hasim, Nur Wahidah Jamaris

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Abstract

Manuscript type: Research paperResearch aims: This research aims to investigate the factors affectingentrepreneurial intention among technology and engineeringstudents.Design/Methodology/Approach: Quantitative data were collectedfrom 210 students majoring in technology and engineering. Data arethen analysed using Smart PLS.Research findings: Findings indicate that perceived desirability, perceivedfeasibility, need for achievement and need for autonomy havea significant relationship with entrepreneurial intention. This studyhighlights the role of entrepreneurship education programme as themoderating variable among technology and engineering students.Theoretical contribution/Originality: This study expands on existingentrepreneurship literature. It looks at the issue from the perspectiveof technology and engineering students. The study seeks to determinethe role of entrepreneurship education programme as the moderatingvariable.Practitioner/Policy implication: The findings of this study indicatesthe importance of entrepreneurship programme as a platform forgraduate students to develop their entrepreneurial skills, which inturn would encourage them to be an entrepreneur.Research limitation/Implications: Since this study measures entrepreneurialintention rather than entrepreneurs’ actual behaviour,it has to be reminded that intentionality may not necessarily lead toactual behaviour.

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什么让你心动?技术与工程专业学生成为企业家的案例

手稿类型：研究论文研究目的：本研究旨在调查影响技术和工程学生创业意向的因素。设计/方法/方法：从210名技术与工程专业的学生中收集了定量数据。研究结果表明，感知的可取性、感知的容易性、成就感和自主性与创业意愿有显著关系。这项研究强调了创业教育计划作为技术和工程专业学生的主要变量的作用。理论贡献/原创性：本研究扩展了现有的创业文学。它从技术和工程专业学生的角度来看待这个问题。本研究试图确定创业教育计划作为调节变量的作用。从业者/政策含义：这项研究的结果表明，创业计划作为一个平台的重要性，可以让学生发展他们的创业技能，这将鼓励他们成为一名企业家。研究局限性/影响：由于这项研究衡量的是企业家的意愿，而不是企业家的实际行为，因此必须提醒的是，意向性不一定会导致实际行为。

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Asian Journal of Business and Accounting BUSINESS, FINANCE-

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期刊介绍： An academic journal that aims to advance knowledge in the business and accounting disciplines, to narrow the gap between theory and practice, and to set direction for policy initiatives in Asia. Welcome to the Asian Journal of Business and Accounting (AJBA). AJBA is an international refereed journal, published biannually (30th June and 30th December) by the Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Malaysia. AJBA aims to publish scholarly business researches that are relevant to Malaysia and the Asian region. It intends to highlight the practical implications in promoting better business decision making process and the formulation of public policy in Asia. This journal publishes theoretical, conceptual, and empirical papers within the broad areas of business and accounting in Asia. The AJBA covers a broad spectrum of the business and accounting disciplines. A suggestive (though not necessarily comprehensive) list of areas that would be included in this journal are: general management, strategic management, human resource management, organizational behaviour, labour and industrial relations, international business management, business communication, entrepreneurship, leadership, management science, operations management, production management, supply chain management, marketing management, brand management, consumer behaviour, information management, e-marketing, e-commerce, quality management, retailing, service marketing, hospitality management, hotel and tourism management, asset pricing, capital and money markets, corporate finance, derivatives markets, finance and banking, financial economics, etc.