| Summary: | This study is to identify the effects of psychological traits on entrepreneurial
intentions of higher learning student in Malaysia and study the moderating effect of
risk taking propensity. Students from private and public higher learning institution
in the Sabah, Malaysia completed measures of locus of Control, Innovativeness,
Tolerance of Ambiguity, Need For Achievement, Risk Taking Propensity and
Entrepreneurial Intention. The results of the survey showed that locus of Control,
Innovativeness, Need for Achievement affect the entrepreneurial intention except
Tolerance of Ambiguity of students. Except locus of control, all variable do not
provide statistical evidence that risk taking propensity moderate the relationship
with entrepreneurial intentions. This paper concludes the study with a discussion of
implications of findings and suggestions for future research in this area of study.
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