Abstract
This paper examines what factors determine Chinese graduate entrepreneurship in Australia, such as individual characteristics, entrepreneurial motivations, and environment and opportunities. The qualitative research approach was utilized to interview three Chinese entrepreneurs who started their businesses after graduation in Australia. The results indicate that personal characteristics, motivations and environmental opportunities contribute to Chinese graduate entrepreneurship in Australia. Work experience and social skills are essential individual characteristics in Chinese graduates' entrepreneurial activities. Motivations such as difficulties in finding employment and permanent residency significantly contribute to their entrepreneurship. Environments like family background and market demands give entrepreneurs opportunities to participate in entrepreneurial activities. The study recommends that individuals should develop their abilities in order to become entrepreneurs, the government should make positive policies to graduates' entrepreneurship, and the universities should encourage students by adopting more practical entrepreneurship programs.
Highlights
Graduate entrepreneurship is being seen as an essential source of competitive advantages of a country and the engine for economic development
This research aims to find out the factors that determine Chinese graduate entrepreneurship in Australia
The primary objective of the paper is to investigate the determinations of Chinese graduate entrepreneurship in Australia
Summary
Graduate entrepreneurship is being seen as an essential source of competitive advantages of a country and the engine for economic development. More graduates choose self-employment as a viable career path. It is because of intense competition for jobs in graduate labour market and the positive government policy in encouraging graduate entrepreneurship [18]. Graduates are encouraged to become entrepreneurs and start their own businesses [48] They have potentials in becoming entrepreneurs because the most common values among graduates are independence, self- challenge and self-realization. In Australia, the number of Chinese graduate entrepreneurs has been growing rapidly. It is important to examine the entrepreneurial activities of Chinese graduates in Australia
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