Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intention among Higher National Diploma Students of Polytechnics in Bauchi State (original) (raw)

2022, International Journal of Scientific and Management Research

The study was carried out to determining entrepreneurial intentions of students in tertiary institutions. Sample size of 260 respondents using Morgan table for sample size was used to select sample size out of the population of 818 students from Federal Polytechnic Bauchi. The design of the study was a descriptive survey in which a group of individual's items were studied by collecting and analyzing data from a few population or items considered to be a representative of the entire population using Morgan Table for determining sample size. A 45 structure questionnaire, namely MVEIQ (Modified Version of Entrepreneurial Intention) was used to measure their agreement level. Data collected were analyzed using percentage, mean and standard deviation for the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that Higher National Diploma student's demographic characteristics, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behaviour, closer valuation and social valuation have influence on their entrepreneurial intentions. The hypothesis tested using multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance revealed that, there were significant contribution of the variables in the model. Base on the findings therefore, it was recommended that, all the stakeholder such as government agency, policy makers, school authorities, and parents should create enabling environment that will help the Higher National Diploma students' developed positive attitude towards entrepreneurial intentions.

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