Abstract

The study aims to identify the personality traits of the business administration students and how these traits affect their entrepreneurial intentions. Specifically, the undertaking tries to examine the (1) significant relationships between the respondents’ personality traits and their entrepreneurial intentions; (2) significant difference between the respondents’ sex and their personality traits; and (3) significant difference between the respondents’ sex and their entrepreneurial intentions. The respondents were randomly selected in the five higher education institutions in Pampanga, Philippines. Using correlational-descriptive research, the undertaking revealed that the respondents’ openness to experience, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and neuroticism have significant relationship to entrepreneurial intentions. On one hand, respondents’ extraversion reflects no significant relationship to entrepreneurial intentions. Overall, there is statistically significant relationship between respondents’ personality traits and their entrepreneurial intentions. Furthermore, there is statistically significant difference between the respondents’ sex and openness to experience, conscientiousness, and extraversion. Contrary, no significant difference was observed between the respondents’ sex and agreeableness and neuroticism. In totality, there is a statistical significant difference between the respondents’ sex and their entrepreneurial intentions. Keywords Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, personality traits, entrepreneurial intentions, business administration students

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.