Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationships between attitude towards behaviour, subjective norm and entrepreneurial intention among engineering students from Public Higher Educational Institution (PHEI) in Malaysia. This research is carried out by using the quantitative method (questionnaire). Data are gathered from 345 respondents which consisted of the final year students from one PHEI in Malaysia. Results presented that entrepreneurial intention are positively associated with attitude towards behaviour (β=.62, p<.01) and subjective norm (β=.25, p<.01). Thus, it is confirmed that both factors of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), namely attitude towards behaviour and subjective norm are significantly related to entrepreneurial intention among the engineering students in this institution. Elevating the degree of attitude towards behaviour and subjective norm are the best strategies to enhance the level of entrepreneurial intention among the engineering students in this institution. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed. In this line, recommendations for the institution management are provided
Highlights
Recent research claimed that most of countries faced with the uncertain and complex of unemployment problems
H3: There is a significant relationship between subjective norm and entrepreneurial intention in this institution
This study presented that the level of entrepreneurial intention among the engineering students in one of the Malaysian PHEI is high with the mean value is reported at 3.67
Summary
Recent research claimed that most of countries faced with the uncertain and complex of unemployment problems. As stated by [2] limited opportunities to grab jobs happened to the competitive environment In line with this statement, [3] mentioned that graduates from university and college found some difficulties to secure their employment in both public and private sectors due to the current volatile economic environment. There is a need to switch and focus on entrepreneurship as a gateway to the employment creation in order to stabilize the economies. To this point, [4] presented that students from the background of non-economic and business programs are significantly related to students’ intentions to become the entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial element has been focused among the most important element to produce students with the entrepreneurial minds (National Education Blueprint, Higher Education)
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