Entrepreneurial Intention among Polytechnic Students in Self- Efficacy and Social Networks

This study was carried out to examine the role of self-efficacy and social networks on entrepreneurial intention among polytechnic students in Ile - Ife Osun state, Nigeria. Theory of Reasoned action was used as a theoretical framework for this study. A survey design was adopted. The data for this s...

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Main Authors: Ojewumi Kehinde A., Fagbenro Damilare A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for International Scientific Research of VŠO and VŠPP 2019-06-01
Series:International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ijek.2019.7.issue-1/ijek-2019-0002/ijek-2019-0002.xml?format=INT
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Summary:This study was carried out to examine the role of self-efficacy and social networks on entrepreneurial intention among polytechnic students in Ile - Ife Osun state, Nigeria. Theory of Reasoned action was used as a theoretical framework for this study. A survey design was adopted. The data for this study was collected in 2018 via a purposive sampling technique, where 240 students (81 females and 159 males) with age range of 21–35 years (M = 23.61, SD = 2.63) were selected from one polytechnic. Inferential statistics (t-test for independent measure) was used to test the hypotheses in this study. Result showed that there was significant difference between entrepreneurial intention of polytechnic students with low self-efficacy and high self-efficacy. There was significant difference between entrepreneurial intention of polytechnic students with low social network and high social network. Therefore, to improve entrepreneurial intention among polytechnic students, psychologists should organize psycho-educational interventions aim at increasing self-efficacy and social networks of polytechnic students.
ISSN:2336-2960