Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian Study
Entrepreneurship has been the fundamental topics of discussion among the politicians, economists, and academics. Business creation is especially critical in developing countries to stimulate economic growth. The present study attempts to examine entrepreneurial inclination among students who are a p...
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| author | Yet-Mee Lim Teck-Heang Lee Boon-Liat Cheng |
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| description | Entrepreneurship has been the fundamental topics of discussion among the politicians, economists, and academics. Business creation is especially critical in developing countries to stimulate economic growth. The present study attempts to examine entrepreneurial inclination among students who are a potential source of entrepreneurs. The fi ndings of the present research study indicate that majority of our business students are not entrepreneurial-inclined. They do not seem to possess strong entrepreneurial characteristics and entrepreneurial skills, and they are not keen in starting a new business. The roles of higher institutes of education and the government in promoting entrepreneurship are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-42dae7ed6cc3452aa5b3ba0ac85510c22023-01-02T18:45:19ZengUniversitas IndonesiaThe South East Asian Journal of Management1978-19892355-66412012-10-0162113127Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian StudyYet-Mee Lim0Teck-Heang Lee1Boon-Liat Cheng2Universiti Tunku Abdul RahmanDepartment of Business Studies Help UniversityUniversiti Tun Abdul RazakEntrepreneurship has been the fundamental topics of discussion among the politicians, economists, and academics. Business creation is especially critical in developing countries to stimulate economic growth. The present study attempts to examine entrepreneurial inclination among students who are a potential source of entrepreneurs. The fi ndings of the present research study indicate that majority of our business students are not entrepreneurial-inclined. They do not seem to possess strong entrepreneurial characteristics and entrepreneurial skills, and they are not keen in starting a new business. The roles of higher institutes of education and the government in promoting entrepreneurship are discussed.http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/tseajm/article/viewFile/1318/1202Entrepreneurshipentrepreneurial characteristicsentrepreneurial inclina- tionMalaysiaentrepreneurial inclinationinclina- tionMalaysia |
| spellingShingle | Yet-Mee Lim Teck-Heang Lee Boon-Liat Cheng Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian Study The South East Asian Journal of Management Entrepreneurship entrepreneurial characteristics entrepreneurial inclina- tion Malaysia entrepreneurial inclination inclina- tion Malaysia |
| title | Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian Study |
| title_full | Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian Study |
| title_fullStr | Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian Study |
| title_short | Entrepreneurial Inclination Among Business Students: A Malaysian Study |
| title_sort | entrepreneurial inclination among business students a malaysian study |
| topic | Entrepreneurship entrepreneurial characteristics entrepreneurial inclina- tion Malaysia entrepreneurial inclination inclina- tion Malaysia |
| url | http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/tseajm/article/viewFile/1318/1202 |
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