The effect of psychological traits on entrepreneurial intention in Malaysia
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 l...
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| description | 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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| spelling | ums.eprints-192842018-03-21T05:41:47Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19284/ The effect of psychological traits on entrepreneurial intention in Malaysia Mohamed Rafiq Ghazali HB Economic theory. Demography 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. 2012 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19284/1/The%20effect%20of%20psychological%20traits%20on%20entrepreneurial.pdf Mohamed Rafiq Ghazali (2012) The effect of psychological traits on entrepreneurial intention in Malaysia. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. |
| spellingShingle | HB Economic theory. Demography Mohamed Rafiq Ghazali The effect of psychological traits on entrepreneurial intention in Malaysia |
| title | The effect of psychological traits on entrepreneurial intention in Malaysia |
| title_full | The effect of psychological traits on entrepreneurial intention in Malaysia |
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| title_short | The effect of psychological traits on entrepreneurial intention in Malaysia |
| title_sort | effect of psychological traits on entrepreneurial intention in malaysia |
| topic | HB Economic theory. Demography |
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