creators_name: Leong , Chee Keong
type: thesis
datestamp: 2009-12-02 09:15:51
lastmod: 2013-06-16 01:15:54
metadata_visibility: show
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia (OUM)
title: Entrepreneurial intention : an empirical study among Open University Malaysia (OUM) students
ispublished: unpub
subjects: HC
subjects: HD28
full_text_status: public
keywords: Entrepreneurship -- Case study
note: Project paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Administration.
abstract: It has always  been the  interest of our government  to promote entrepreneurship and 
new venture in business as  a mean to enhance economic  growth for  the nation and creating 
jobs to help  to solve  the problem of unemployment. 
The research  conducted particularly among the  students of Open  University Malaysia 
(OUM) has attempted to understand  the factors that stimulate or impede their entrepreneurial 
intention.  The study has  also  focused  on  examining  how many OUM  students  possess  the 
entrepreneurial  intention  towards  self-employment,  how  the  relationship  of  demographic 
factors affecting their entrepreneurial intention,  and lastly but not least how is the curriculum 
offered in OUM has helped  to promote students'  interest in entrepreneurship. 
It  appears  that the  students  find  entrepreneurship  both  personally and  generally 
desirable which suggests that entrepreneurial career  in future might become more typical and 
popular among university graduates. However,  training  and skill  development  programs are 
necessary  to  increase  the  personal capabilities  and  generate  interest and intention  among 
students  to  have positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship. 
This survey has also confirmed the previous studies by others that the male persons at 
their  prime  age  of  31-45  years  old  continue  to  be  the  most  active  group  in  terms  of 
entrepreneurship and the role of entrepreneurial role models in the family has a positive effect 
on  the entrepreneurial perception and intentions. 
It also appears that the entrepreneurial  intention among female students  is fairly  low. 
This  paper  suggests  that there  should  be  continuous  effort  to  promote  female 
entrepreneurship  and  continuous  effort  from  university  to  work  closely  with  a variety  of 
business  support  agencies  or  other  government  agencies  to  raise  students'  awareness  of 
various avenues of support and programs available to assist  them in  their business start-ups. (Author's abstract)
date: 2008
date_type: completed
pages: 112
institution: Open University Malaysia (OUM)
department: Centre for Graduate Studies (CGS)
thesis_type: masters
citation:   Leong , Chee Keong  (2008) Entrepreneurial intention : an empirical study among Open University Malaysia (OUM) students.  Masters thesis, Open University Malaysia (OUM).   
document_url: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/306/1/Entrepreneurial_Intention_An_Empirical_Study_among_OUM_Students.pdf