THE ROLE OF LOCUS OF CONTROL ON THE START-UP INTENTION OF HIGHER INSTITUTION STUDENTS

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1        THE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.2        STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

1.3        OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

1.4        SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

1.5        THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY

REFERENCES

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1    UNDERSTANDING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION

2.2  LOCUS OF CONTROL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION

2.3 RISK TAKING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS

2.4 SELF-CONFIDENCE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION

REFERENCES

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1          INTRODUCTION

3.2          RESEARCH DESIGN

3.3          INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION

3.4          SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES

3.5          MEASUREMENT OF VARIABLES

3.6          METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS

REFERENCES

CHAPTER FOUR

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA

4.1. INTRODUCTION

4.2    BACKGROUND DATA OF RESPONDENTS

4.3    THE BACKGROUND DATA OF RESPONDENTS

4.2 UNDERSTANDING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS:

4.3    LOCUS OF CONTROL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS

4.4    SELF-CONFIDENCE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS

4.5    RISK TAKING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS

CHAPTER FIVE

RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

5.1   SUMMARY

5.2.  RECOMMENDATION:

5.3    CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.6      THE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The educational system is a key area where it is possible to intervene and present entrepreneurship as a viable alternative to dependent employment. The support for this view comes from a widely literature review of enterprise, entrepreneurship and business creation. The idea is also present in the European Union recommendations. (see Action plan to promote entrepreneurship and competitiveness – Best action plan and green paper on entrepreneurship) which refers to the promotion of entrepreneurship through the education system from primary school to university as a main goal.

Recent literature review evaluates or measure the impact of general education on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activity suggests some possible generalizations. Evidence suggesting a positive link between education and entrepreneurship is robust. “it is becoming clear that entrepreneurship or certain facet on it can be taught”. Most of the imperical studies indicate that entrepreneurship can be taught, at least encouraged by entrepreneurship education. In addition, the entrepreneurship role can be culturally and experimentally acquired and therefore influenced by education and training. Thus the present educational system should encourage the concept of an enterprise culture.

Works advance the idea that formal entrepreneurship education affects the attitudes of students, influencing them in the direction of future career and affect their propensity for entrepreneurship when they become adults. In this sense, the pedagogical approach should encourage children to make decisions and accept mistakes as part of their learning process, underline the importance to develop a common framework to evaluate, compare and improve the design of educational programs of entrepreneurship. It is important to create the right entrepreneurship environment at the educational institution. Entrepreneurial activities should be integrated into the programmes of the institution from an early stage and need to be supported by school culture. Thus, in entrepreneurship education literature, primary, secondary and tertiary schools have received growing attention and enterprise education programmes in tertiary schools were confirmed to be important for later entrepreneurial intentions. It is believed that the ideal stage to acquire basic knowledge about entrepreneurship and to foster a positive attitude towards entrepreneurship is during childhood and adolescence years.

The knowledge of student’s entrepreneurial characteristics that have more impact on entrepreneurial intentions can be an important contribution for the development of adequate educational programmes related with entrepreneurship and business creation.

1.7      STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

It is not an over statement stating that no business start up can strive successfully with out its own teething problems, an so this work enumerated  some of the problems which are paramount to start up intention among the students of higher institutions

1.   What is the entrepreneurial intention of students of higher institution?

2.   What is the effect of locus of control on the start up intention?

3.   Is risk taking behavior related to business start up intention?

4.   How much effect does self confidence have on start up intentions?

1.8      OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

1.   To determine the entrepreneurial intention of students of higher institution

2.   To determine the effects of locus of control on the start up intentions of the students

3.   To determine the risk taking behaviour related to business start up intentions

4.   To determine how much effect does self confidence have on start up intention

1.9      SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The important of this research work is to enable us expose the rudiment and encourage all categories of individuals willing to go into entrepreneurial intention.

It is also important to point out that no company or organization without challenges an so this research work enable us expose some if not all of this challenges facing entrepreneurial intentions and profound possible solutions.

Base on this research work, it will enable us create awareness regarding the various roles of entrepreneurial intention among the start up challenges in the society at large.

Finally, there is a common saying and I quote “knowledge is power” Thus this study can assist in combating un-employment rate in the society interchangeably with employment opportunities for the society at large.

1.10  THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY

This research work will be limited to the role of locus of control on entrepreneurial intentions among the students of higher institutions.

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