Entrepreneurial Intention of Students in Indonesia and Malaysia

This aims of this study is to analyses the entrepreneurial intention of students in Indonesia and Malaysia. The sample contains 296 respondents that comprise 156 students from several universities in Indonesia and 140 from universities in Malaysia. The data WAS collected using a questionnaire distributed through Google forms. Descriptive analysis and multiple regression were carried out. The results show that entrepreneurship education does not have a big influence on students’ interest in entrepreneurship. However, family support, social support and personality have significant effects on students’ entrepreneurship interest. Personality is the strongest influencing factor. There is a significant difference between Indonesian and Malaysian students as to entrepreneurship intention. The most significant difference lies in the personality of students. This implies that entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions should emphasize developing personality for entrepreneurship.