The Effects of Gender Factors on Students’ Entrepreneurial Career Intention (ECI) and Entrepreneurial Career Selection Behaviour (ECSB) for Entrepreneurial Career Intention Intervention Program (ECIP)

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of gender factors on entrepreneurial career intention and entrepreneurial career selection behavior in an experimental study of the Entrepreneurial Career Intention Intervention Program (ECIP). The program uses modules developed with the integration of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). The study population was counseling students at Sultan Azlan Shah University in Perak, Malaysia. The sampling was conducted through purposive sampling method which involved100 students as the respondents. The data was analyzed using SPPS, and the results show that gender has no influence on the treatment in the intervention program.