Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intention among Business Students

In the world of entrepreneurship, the fundamental aspect that needs to be embedded in every business starter or business graduate is an entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurial intention is very much required in Indonesia, given the number of entrepreneurs today is less than 2% compared to other neighboring countries, like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and even Vietnam. Moreover, there are only 17% of university graduates in Indonesia who are interested in entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurship programs like internship program and business incubation program in higher education institutions have failed to enhance the entrepreneurial spirit among business students. Hence, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of entrepreneurial intention among students in the economics and business faculty in Indonesia's higher education institutions by determining the direct factors affecting entrepreneurial intention.

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Amsal is a PhD Graduate at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). He has more than 5 years' experience in teaching and research as well as good number of publications in Scopus and high impact rated journals. He served as Paper Reviewer and Member of Scientific Committee at the 2nd International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), 2016.