Abstract
The study analyzed whether family influence, gender, and entrepreneurial education would influence vocational students’ desire to become entrepreneurs. A survey was conducted in 6 vocational schools in Tasikmalaya, West Java, involving 246 vocational students. Using multiple regression analysis, findings show that entrepreneurial education has the highest influence (57.5%) shaping entrepreneurial intention among vocational students, while gender account for 30% influence on students’ entrepreneurial intention. Male and female students believed that they must be given the same opportunities for entrepreneurship, yet there are feminine and masculine attributes that differentiate successful entrepreneurial plans between genders. Lastly, findings show that family background has the least influence (16%) on entrepreneurial intentions. Respondents disclosed that there are many choices open to them aside from being entrepreneurs, and they would opt for this choice instead of following their parents. Nevertheless, they believe in family support through advice and access to capital. Implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed. This study has shown evidence that entrepreneurship can be a solution to Indonesia’s high unemployment problem for young vocational students, but this entails better entrepreneurial education, the provision of gender-equal opportunities for males and female students, and enhanced family support for entrepreneurial ventures.
Highlights
Entrepreneurs play a significant role in a country’s development (Neequaye, et al, 2017)
Newlyelected second-term Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced that Indonesian markets are widely open for entrepreneurial ventures to local and domestic entities despite the fact that foreign countries look at the bullish state of Indonesian markets and are eager to invest
This means that 52.7 % of entrepreneurial intentions of vocational students are influenced by the family, gender and entrepreneurial education, while the rest (46.8%) can be explained by other variables that affect the entrepreneurial intentions but are not included in this research
Summary
Entrepreneurs play a significant role in a country’s development (Neequaye, et al, 2017). Newlyelected second-term Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced that Indonesian markets are widely open for entrepreneurial ventures to local and domestic entities despite the fact that foreign countries look at the bullish state of Indonesian markets and are eager to invest (www.kominfo.go.id, 2017). Recognizing this importance, the Indonesian government launched many programs to spur entrepreneurial growth and increase the ratio of entrepreneurship activities, for Indonesia youths (www.depkop.go.id, 2017). Indonesia’s entrepreneurial base has been growing steadily from 1.6 percent to 3.1 percent This increase is still considered small when compared to the country’s 260 million population (BPS, 2016).
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