%0 Journal Article
%@ 2289-6856
%A Zahir Osman, 
%A Zulhairi Zakariah , 
%A Ratna Khuzaimah Mohamad, 
%A Liana Mohamad, 
%A Open University Malaysia,
%D 2019
%F library_repository:1358
%I Universiti Malaysia Sabah
%J Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics
%K entrepreneurial education,  self-efficacy, social influence, attitude,  intention 
%P 1-10
%T Determinants of The Intention in Becoming an Online Enterpreneur  Among Online Distance Learning Students in Malaysia
%U https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1358/
%X This study is aiming to evaluate of entrepreneurial  education, self-efficacy and social influence  on attitude and direct effect of attitude on  intention to become online entrepreneur  among students in online distance learning  (ODL) higher institutions in Malaysia. The  Structural Equation Model (SEM) technique was  employed to analyse the casual relationships  among entrepreneurial education, self-efficacy,  social influence, attitude and intention. Partial  Least Square (PLS) procedure was used to  analyse the developed model by assessing the  data obtained from a questionnaire survey that  produced 272 usable questionnaires. The results  showed that entrepreneurial education, selfefficacy and social influence have a positive and  significant influence on attitude and attitude  has a positive and significant influence on  intention among students in Malaysian ODL  tertiary institutions. The results suggest that  ODL institutions should give greater emphasis  on strengthening entrepreneurial education,  self-efficacy, social influence, attitude to ensure  their ODL students have strong intention to  become online entrepreneur.