Abstract
The intention of undergraduate students towards entrepreneurial was not yet studied in Yemen. We aimed to study the intentions of undergraduate students towards an entrepreneurial activity. The cross-sectional study design was used. This study was used the questionnaire developed to test theory of planned behavioral in the field of entrepreneurship. The Cronbach’s alpha test was used to test the reliability. Pearson correlation analysis was used to assess the relationship between study variables. Multiple regression models were applied. All analysis was performed with SPSS. A total of 432 undergraduate students included from the Sana’a University in Yemen. Out of this, 74.5% was male students and 25.5% were female students. The results of correlation test indicate that entrepreneurial intentions have a strong positive correlation with personal attitude ( r = .917), subjective norms ( r = 0.963) and perceived behavioral ( r = 0 .955). A statistically significant association was found between perceived behavioral control (β = 0. 420, p < 0.001), subjective norms (β = 0. 524, p < 0.001) and the intention to start a business. However, non-significant association was found between personal attitude and entrepreneurial intention (β = -0.040; p < 0.169). Our study suggested that providing entrepreneurial capabilities among citizens, may improve societal norms and individual attitudes toward entrepreneurship. However, we could not found a statistically significant association between attitude and entrepreneurial intention. Keywords: Entrepreneurial intention, Undergraduate students, Yemen, Theory of Planned Behaviour DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/11-35-04 Publication date: December 31 st 2019
Highlights
Entrepreneurship is a key factor for economic development; it is perceived as super important for the advancement of economic growth both in developed and emerging economies (Stel et al, 2005)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the entrepreneurial intentions of Sana'a university students in Yemen using the concept of theory of planned behaviour
Our study suggested that providing entrepreneurial capabilities among citizens may improve societal norms and individual attitudes toward entrepreneurship
Summary
Entrepreneurship is a key factor for economic development; it is perceived as super important for the advancement of economic growth both in developed and emerging economies (Stel et al, 2005). It has been recognized as a strategy to enhance employment and job creation for young people and as a vital factor to the country’s economic stability (Alessandro A. et al, 2016; Maria and Allam, 2018; Reyad et al, 2018; Debus et al, 2017; Adusei, 2016). Understanding factors that shape entrepreneurial intention among public universities’ students to become entrepreneurs correct any misconceptions that university students might have about starting a new business and promote a very highly favorable environment for entrepreneurial activities. The study seeks to measure the level of university students’ intention and to study their relationships with students’ personal attraction toward becoming an entrepreneur, perceived behavioral control and subjective norms of entrepreneurship
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