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A Study on the Factors Influencing Social Entrepreneurial Intention Among Undergraduates

This paper provides an insight on factors affecting the social entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates in Malaysia. Specifically, this paper emphasizes on external factors in influencing the Malaysian undergraduates' intention on becoming a social entrepreneur. The Theory of Planned Beha...

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Main Authors: Chan, Wai Hoong, Qureshi, Zuhaib Hassan, Sulaiman, Sajilan, Al Halbusi, Hussam
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2019
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H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/24208/1/Entrepreneurial%20Intention.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.1109/MACS48846.2019.9024818
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spelling my.um.eprints.242082020-04-17T03:40:46Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24208/ A Study on the Factors Influencing Social Entrepreneurial Intention Among Undergraduates Chan, Wai Hoong Qureshi, Zuhaib Hassan Sulaiman, Sajilan Al Halbusi, Hussam H Social Sciences (General) This paper provides an insight on factors affecting the social entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates in Malaysia. Specifically, this paper emphasizes on external factors in influencing the Malaysian undergraduates' intention on becoming a social entrepreneur. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was used as an underpinning theory to support the proposed conceptual model. Quantitative research method was used in this study. The sample consisted of 600 respondents, which comprises of undergraduates of Malaysian private universities. Likert scale questionnaire were distributed to the respondents to complete. The collected data were analysed using SPSS software and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Based on the research findings within this paper, some of the external factors greatly affect an undergraduate's intention on becoming a social entrepreneur in the future. The stated external factors are opportunity recognition and access to finance. However, the other factor, social capital, was found that it did not influence an undergraduate's intention to become a social entrepreneur. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.um.edu.my/24208/1/Entrepreneurial%20Intention.pdf Chan, Wai Hoong and Qureshi, Zuhaib Hassan and Sulaiman, Sajilan and Al Halbusi, Hussam (2019) A Study on the Factors Influencing Social Entrepreneurial Intention Among Undergraduates. In: 2019 13th International Conference on Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science and Statistics (MACS), 14-15 December 2019, Karachi, Pakistan. https://doi.org/10.1109/MACS48846.2019.9024818
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
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Chan, Wai Hoong
Qureshi, Zuhaib Hassan
Sulaiman, Sajilan
Al Halbusi, Hussam
A Study on the Factors Influencing Social Entrepreneurial Intention Among Undergraduates
description This paper provides an insight on factors affecting the social entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates in Malaysia. Specifically, this paper emphasizes on external factors in influencing the Malaysian undergraduates' intention on becoming a social entrepreneur. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was used as an underpinning theory to support the proposed conceptual model. Quantitative research method was used in this study. The sample consisted of 600 respondents, which comprises of undergraduates of Malaysian private universities. Likert scale questionnaire were distributed to the respondents to complete. The collected data were analysed using SPSS software and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Based on the research findings within this paper, some of the external factors greatly affect an undergraduate's intention on becoming a social entrepreneur in the future. The stated external factors are opportunity recognition and access to finance. However, the other factor, social capital, was found that it did not influence an undergraduate's intention to become a social entrepreneur.
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author Chan, Wai Hoong
Qureshi, Zuhaib Hassan
Sulaiman, Sajilan
Al Halbusi, Hussam
author_facet Chan, Wai Hoong
Qureshi, Zuhaib Hassan
Sulaiman, Sajilan
Al Halbusi, Hussam
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title A Study on the Factors Influencing Social Entrepreneurial Intention Among Undergraduates
title_short A Study on the Factors Influencing Social Entrepreneurial Intention Among Undergraduates
title_full A Study on the Factors Influencing Social Entrepreneurial Intention Among Undergraduates
title_fullStr A Study on the Factors Influencing Social Entrepreneurial Intention Among Undergraduates
title_full_unstemmed A Study on the Factors Influencing Social Entrepreneurial Intention Among Undergraduates
title_sort study on the factors influencing social entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24208/1/Entrepreneurial%20Intention.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.1109/MACS48846.2019.9024818
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