Abstract
Effects of entrepreneurial orientation and external business environment on entrepreneurial intentions of STEM students in Nigeria
Highlights
Are entrepreneurs born or made? This question has been trending in recent scholarly work
Managerial implications: It was established in the study taking entrepreneurship modules or degrees such as MBA at the university and spontaneous exposure to entrepreneurship education have a lot of influence on the Journal of Contemporary Management
This section presents the interpretation of the data collected and analysed. It presented the results under the following sub-headings: background characteristics of the STEM students, entrepreneurial intention of the students, entrepreneurial orientation of the STEM students and internal business environment of the STM students
Summary
Are entrepreneurs born or made? This question has been trending in recent scholarly work. Though many research studies have attempted to answer this question, none has categorically said if entrepreneurs are born or made. Entrepreneurship education programmes are developed to induce students to become entrepreneurs (Kakouris & Georgiadis, 2016; Ramchander, 2019). In line with the literature, the number of male students in the STEM field was approximately double that of their female counterparts (Table 1) because males in developing countries dominate this field. It is not very clear if this underlying factor is gender-based or merely coincidental. Most STEM students fall within the age range of 21 to 40 years and below 20 years (Table 1). These age groups represent the most intellectually productive periods during which the students experiment with life
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