Self-employment among graduates during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a profound and damaging impact on the global economy, including the rise in unemployment. One of the significant trends that emerged from the pandemic is the decline of graduate recruitment volumes due to the closure of several business activities among employers. As...
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| description | The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a profound and damaging impact on the global economy, including the rise in unemployment. One of the significant trends that emerged from the pandemic is the decline of graduate recruitment volumes due to the closure of several business activities among employers. As a result, more graduates are likely difficult to enter the labour market and not able to earn a living. In Malaysia, the government and universities have put concerted efforts to inculcate entrepreneurial mindset and competencies among graduates, intending to prepare them with entrepreneurial qualities to become independent and resourceful graduates. This study explores to what extend the Covid-19 pandemic has influenced the graduates of the Entrepreneurship Program in Universiti Malaysia Sabah to become self-employed, after 6 months of their graduation, and what drives their choices. The results of 108 graduates found that more than half of them choose for self-employment after graduation during the pandemic, mainly take up their own business and perceived themselves as opportunity-driven (to take advantage of business opportunities), while the remaining are necessity-driven (to help family, to earn money, lack of other options). The study also provides insights that venturing into entrepreneurial activities is a significant strategy for livelihood among graduates. This paper would shed light for further studies on the influence of opportunity and necessity motivation towards entrepreneurial opportunity among graduates. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-335002022-07-23T03:01:21Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33500/ Self-employment among graduates during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven Noor Fzlinda Fabeil Juliana Langgat Khairul Hanim Pazim @ Fadzim Roslinah Mahmud HD6050-6305 Classes of labor Including women, children, students, middle-aged and older persons, minorities The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a profound and damaging impact on the global economy, including the rise in unemployment. One of the significant trends that emerged from the pandemic is the decline of graduate recruitment volumes due to the closure of several business activities among employers. As a result, more graduates are likely difficult to enter the labour market and not able to earn a living. In Malaysia, the government and universities have put concerted efforts to inculcate entrepreneurial mindset and competencies among graduates, intending to prepare them with entrepreneurial qualities to become independent and resourceful graduates. This study explores to what extend the Covid-19 pandemic has influenced the graduates of the Entrepreneurship Program in Universiti Malaysia Sabah to become self-employed, after 6 months of their graduation, and what drives their choices. The results of 108 graduates found that more than half of them choose for self-employment after graduation during the pandemic, mainly take up their own business and perceived themselves as opportunity-driven (to take advantage of business opportunities), while the remaining are necessity-driven (to help family, to earn money, lack of other options). The study also provides insights that venturing into entrepreneurial activities is a significant strategy for livelihood among graduates. This paper would shed light for further studies on the influence of opportunity and necessity motivation towards entrepreneurial opportunity among graduates. Asian Institute of Research 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33500/1/Self-employment%20among%20graduates%20during%20the%20Covid-19%20Pandemic.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33500/2/Self-employment%20among%20graduates%20during%20the%20Covid-19%20Pandemic%20_ABSTRACT.pdf Noor Fzlinda Fabeil and Juliana Langgat and Khairul Hanim Pazim @ Fadzim and Roslinah Mahmud (2022) Self-employment among graduates during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven. Economics and Business Quarterly Reviews, 5. pp. 21-28. ISSN 2775-9237 https://www.asianinstituteofresearch.org/_files/ugd/ed8b62_73c6f6dea7944dc3a7234f08d264323c.pdf https://doi.org/10.31014/aior.1992.05.01.400 https://doi.org/10.31014/aior.1992.05.01.400 |
| spellingShingle | HD6050-6305 Classes of labor Including women, children, students, middle-aged and older persons, minorities Noor Fzlinda Fabeil Juliana Langgat Khairul Hanim Pazim @ Fadzim Roslinah Mahmud Self-employment among graduates during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven |
| title | Self-employment among graduates during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven |
| title_full | Self-employment among graduates during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven |
| title_fullStr | Self-employment among graduates during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-employment among graduates during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven |
| title_short | Self-employment among graduates during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven |
| title_sort | self employment among graduates during the covid 19 pandemic necessity or opportunity entrepreneurship driven |
| topic | HD6050-6305 Classes of labor Including women, children, students, middle-aged and older persons, minorities |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33500/1/Self-employment%20among%20graduates%20during%20the%20Covid-19%20Pandemic.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33500/2/Self-employment%20among%20graduates%20during%20the%20Covid-19%20Pandemic%20_ABSTRACT.pdf |
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