Factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: A study at UiTM Shah Alam / Zahidah Ahmad
It has always been the awareness of our government to encourage entrepreneurship and new venture in business as a purpose to improve economic growth for the nation and creating jobs to help solving the problem of unemployment. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that encourage st...
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Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies
2018
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| description | It has always been the awareness of our government to encourage entrepreneurship
and new venture in business as a purpose to improve economic growth for the nation
and creating jobs to help solving the problem of unemployment. The purpose of this
study is to identify the factors that encourage students' involvement in
entrepreneurship among students in University Technology MARA (UiTM) Shah
Alam. This study focuses on five main factors which is academic background, family
background, entrepreneurial skills, personal attitude and support system. A set of
questionnaires were distributed to students in UiTM Shah Alam who are the
entrepreneurs. The questionnaires consist of four sections which is for Section ADemographic, Section B- Background of Entrepreneurship, Section C- Factors that
Encourage Students' Involvement in Entrepreneurship and Section D-Opinion on the
efforts that should be taken by UiTM in order to attract students venture into
entrepreneurship. The data collected through the questionnaires were analyzed using
Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) software 20.0. First result shows that
the main factor that encourages students' involvement in entrepreneurship is factor on
personal attitude. Second result shows the efforts that should be taken by university to
attract more students involve with entrepreneurship is by organizing entrepreneurship
program, giving financial support; provide facilities, reducing or eliminating fees and
giving appreciation. |
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| language | English |
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| publisher | Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies |
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| spelling | uitm-241112024-03-06T06:32:32Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24111/ Factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: A study at UiTM Shah Alam / Zahidah Ahmad Ahmad, Zahidah Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty Business It has always been the awareness of our government to encourage entrepreneurship and new venture in business as a purpose to improve economic growth for the nation and creating jobs to help solving the problem of unemployment. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship among students in University Technology MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam. This study focuses on five main factors which is academic background, family background, entrepreneurial skills, personal attitude and support system. A set of questionnaires were distributed to students in UiTM Shah Alam who are the entrepreneurs. The questionnaires consist of four sections which is for Section ADemographic, Section B- Background of Entrepreneurship, Section C- Factors that Encourage Students' Involvement in Entrepreneurship and Section D-Opinion on the efforts that should be taken by UiTM in order to attract students venture into entrepreneurship. The data collected through the questionnaires were analyzed using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) software 20.0. First result shows that the main factor that encourages students' involvement in entrepreneurship is factor on personal attitude. Second result shows the efforts that should be taken by university to attract more students involve with entrepreneurship is by organizing entrepreneurship program, giving financial support; provide facilities, reducing or eliminating fees and giving appreciation. Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies 2018-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24111/2/24111.pdf Ahmad, Zahidah (2018) Factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: A study at UiTM Shah Alam / Zahidah Ahmad. (2018) Degree thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA. <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/24111.pdf> |
| spellingShingle | Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty Business Ahmad, Zahidah Factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: A study at UiTM Shah Alam / Zahidah Ahmad |
| title | Factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: A study at UiTM Shah Alam / Zahidah Ahmad |
| title_full | Factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: A study at UiTM Shah Alam / Zahidah Ahmad |
| title_fullStr | Factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: A study at UiTM Shah Alam / Zahidah Ahmad |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: A study at UiTM Shah Alam / Zahidah Ahmad |
| title_short | Factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: A study at UiTM Shah Alam / Zahidah Ahmad |
| title_sort | factors that encourage students' involvement in entrepreneurship: a study at uitm shah alam / zahidah ahmad |
| topic | Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty Business |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24111/ |