2016_Examining The Influence of Psychosocial Factors and Entrepreneurship Centre Towards Entrepreneurial Quality Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia
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| spelling | 16247 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=16247 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection3 General Document Malaysia Library Staff (Top Management) Library Staff (Management) Library Staff (Support) Terengganu Faculty of Business and Management English application/pdf 1.5 undergraduate students Server storage Scanned document Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin UniSZA Private Access Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin 161 SAMBox 3.0.18; modified using iTextSharp™ 5.5.10 ©2000-2016 iText Group NV (AGPL-version) Copyright©PWB2025 2018-04-01 EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTRE TOWARDS ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALITY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA (MASTER_2016).pdf Noor Muthmainnah Hamdul Hadi Influence Of Psychosocial Factors Entrepreneurship Centre Entrepreneurial Quality Undergraduate Students In Malaysia Psychosocial Factors Entrepreneurship Education Entrepreneurial Quality Psychological Factors in Entrepreneurship 2016_Examining The Influence of Psychosocial Factors and Entrepreneurship Centre Towards Entrepreneurial Quality Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia It is widely accepted that entrepreneurship represents a real engine of economic development globally. In Malaysia, entrepreneurship is also found to play a significant role in prospering economic growth by contributing to job creation, innovation, and market development. Thus, the government has always taken steps to promote the creation and development of entrepreneurs. Attention has also been given by the government at the tertiary level in order to encourage university students to venture into entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurship programs offered by local universities, either in the form of core subjects or embedded in the curriculum, aim to produce as many student entrepreneurs as possible. Nevertheless, the impact has not been satisfactory as it fails to attract the majority of graduates to venture into entrepreneurial activities after study. This phenomenon raises the question of why universities fail to produce student entrepreneurs like other institutions such as technical and vocational training centers. Thus, this study attempts to achieve three objectives. First, to examine the relationship between psychosocial factors; social supports, university experiences, and mentoring towards entrepreneurial quality among students. Secondly, to analyze the mediating effect of the role of entrepreneurship centres on psychosocial factors towards entrepreneurial quality among students. Third, to investigate the strongest predictor of entrepreneurial quality among students. Various relevant literatures were reviewed, and a conceptual framework of the relationship between psychosocial factors, the role of entrepreneurship centres, and entrepreneurial quality among students was produced. To achieve the research objectives, four public universities in Malaysia were selected to participate in this study, including Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). The sample for this study involved final-year students of Bachelor of Business and Administration at the four public universities in Malaysia. Reliability tests, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings show that there is a positive relationship between psychosocial factors; social supports, university experiences, and mentoring on entrepreneurial quality. The results also indicate that there is a positive relationship between the role of the entrepreneurship centre and entrepreneurial quality among students. On the other hand, the role of the entrepreneurship centre is a partial mediator of the relationship between social support and university experience towards entrepreneurial quality. However, the relationship between mentoring and entrepreneurial quality was fully mediated by the role of the entrepreneurship centre. Meanwhile, the result of regression analysis showed that social supports were the key factors influencing entrepreneurial quality among public universities in Malaysia. To conclude, the findings provide insights that benefit higher education institutions in designing curricula or training programs that would potentially enhance entrepreneurial quality among public university students in Malaysia. Dissertations, Academic Thesis |
| spellingShingle | 2016_Examining The Influence of Psychosocial Factors and Entrepreneurship Centre Towards Entrepreneurial Quality Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia |
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| subject | undergraduate students Psychosocial Factors Entrepreneurship Education Entrepreneurial Quality Psychological Factors in Entrepreneurship Dissertations, Academic |
| summary | It is widely accepted that entrepreneurship represents a real engine of economic development globally. In Malaysia, entrepreneurship is also found to play a significant role in prospering economic growth by contributing to job creation, innovation, and market development. Thus, the government has always taken steps to promote the creation and development of entrepreneurs. Attention has also been given by the government at the tertiary level in order to encourage university students to venture into entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurship programs offered by local universities, either in the form of core subjects or embedded in the curriculum, aim to produce as many student entrepreneurs as possible. Nevertheless, the impact has not been satisfactory as it fails to attract the majority of graduates to venture into entrepreneurial activities after study. This phenomenon raises the question of why universities fail to produce student entrepreneurs like other institutions such as technical and vocational training centers. Thus, this study attempts to achieve three objectives. First, to examine the relationship between psychosocial factors; social supports, university experiences, and mentoring towards entrepreneurial quality among students. Secondly, to analyze the mediating effect of the role of entrepreneurship centres on psychosocial factors towards entrepreneurial quality among students. Third, to investigate the strongest predictor of entrepreneurial quality among students. Various relevant literatures were reviewed, and a conceptual framework of the relationship between psychosocial factors, the role of entrepreneurship centres, and entrepreneurial quality among students was produced. To achieve the research objectives, four public universities in Malaysia were selected to participate in this study, including Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). The sample for this study involved final-year students of Bachelor of Business and Administration at the four public universities in Malaysia. Reliability tests, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings show that there is a positive relationship between psychosocial factors; social supports, university experiences, and mentoring on entrepreneurial quality. The results also indicate that there is a positive relationship between the role of the entrepreneurship centre and entrepreneurial quality among students. On the other hand, the role of the entrepreneurship centre is a partial mediator of the relationship between social support and university experience towards entrepreneurial quality. However, the relationship between mentoring and entrepreneurial quality was fully mediated by the role of the entrepreneurship centre. Meanwhile, the result of regression analysis showed that social supports were the key factors influencing entrepreneurial quality among public universities in Malaysia. To conclude, the findings provide insights that benefit higher education institutions in designing curricula or training programs that would potentially enhance entrepreneurial quality among public university students in Malaysia. |
| title | 2016_Examining The Influence of Psychosocial Factors and Entrepreneurship Centre Towards Entrepreneurial Quality Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia |
| title_full | 2016_Examining The Influence of Psychosocial Factors and Entrepreneurship Centre Towards Entrepreneurial Quality Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | 2016_Examining The Influence of Psychosocial Factors and Entrepreneurship Centre Towards Entrepreneurial Quality Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2016_Examining The Influence of Psychosocial Factors and Entrepreneurship Centre Towards Entrepreneurial Quality Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia |
| title_short | 2016_Examining The Influence of Psychosocial Factors and Entrepreneurship Centre Towards Entrepreneurial Quality Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia |
| title_sort | 2016_examining the influence of psychosocial factors and entrepreneurship centre towards entrepreneurial quality among undergraduate students in malaysia |