Abstract
The basic purpose of this study was to investigate the students’ entrepreneurial promotion difference across departments in higher education institutions in the case of Dire Dawa University. More specifically, the study aims to identify the students’ entrepreneurship promotion situation, to determine the students’ entrepreneurship promotion difference between those who took entrepreneurship course and those who didn’t take it as well as among departments. Basically, data were collected using questionnaire from 304 sample respondents which were selected using stratified proportionate random smpling technique. Besides, focus group discussion were made with some selected group of respondents during the questionnaire distribution and colection. Then the collected data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, chi-square analysis techniques as well as narrative analysis. Finally, the result of the study shows that the current entrepreneurship promotion situation of students is low, taking of entrepreneurship course have significant effect on students’entrepreneurship promotion and there is no significant difference on the students’ entrepreneurship promotion as a result of college/department difference. Threfore, all students should be given entrepreneurship education using various methods continously at different education levels. Keywords : Students’ entrepreneurship promotion, Department, Higher education institution. DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/11-13-01 Publication date :May 31 st 2019
Highlights
The term entrepreneurship have been defined and explained by scholars in relation to their respective disciplines overtime
It is possible to conclude that the entrepreneurship background of students is weak
Conclusion some respondents were agreed with the provision of entrepreneurship program in their lower clases in the form of either topic/sub-topic or chapter, most of them were not agree on this
Summary
The term entrepreneurship have been defined and explained by scholars in relation to their respective disciplines overtime. As it is reported in the study by Obino, Namusonge and Sikalieh (2012) the definition of entrepreneurship includes different aspects at different times. After, the definition encompasses the factors of production and conteporarly extends to innovation, creativity and risk taking (Chen, et al, 2010). This time, it is an everyday and a common agenda of all parties like government, organizations, individuals, academicians and others throughout the world (Bygrave & Hofer, 1991; Zegeye, 2013). Many scholars and organizations (Grieco, 2007; European commission, 2008) have been writing as well as conducting studies on the area of entrepreneurship and forwarding various suggesting issues on it which may help individuals, organizations, governments and the economy of a given country as a whole
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