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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2014.12.11.141

A study on the entrepreneurial intention determinants of university students  

Hong, Jeong-Pyo (Dept. of Leisure ＆ Tourism Administration, Halla University)
Yang, Hae-Sool (Dept. of Hoseo Graduate School of Venture)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.12, no.11, 2014 , pp. 141-157 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study explored the entrepreneurial intention of university students by empirical study on them and studied the various variables, which have impact on their entrepreneurial intention. The result of examination on the impact factors of each independent variable on entrepreneurial intention was as following. There were significant relation with individual ability in individual characteristics and with safety orientation, autonomy orientation, technology orientation and business orientation in career orientation. The examination result on the impact of entrepreneurial environment on entrepreneurial intention was as following. There was significant relation between individual network and entrepreneurial policy. It was also possible to find that a student, who received entrepreneurial education as one of control variables, has higher entrepreneurial intention than a student who did not receive entrepreneurial education. Especially, business orientation was the most significant factor on entrepreneurial intention among multiple significant variables. Therefore, diverse entrepreneurial education programs should be developed and supplied so that university students can create business idea of own and reinforce the design ability related to the business.
Keywords
entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intention; university student entrepreneurship; employment; career orientation;
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