THE MAKING OF AN ENTREPRENEUR: SELF EMPLOYMENT INTENTIONS AMONG SRI LANKAN UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS STUDENTS

Authors

  • B. Nishantha Faculty of Management & Finance University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between individual differences and behavioral intentions of business management undergraduates toward entrepreneurial career (self employment). Entrepreneurial career defines here as “the vocational decision process in terms of the individual’s decision to enter an occupation as a wage or salaried individual or a self employed one. Hypotheses based on tracking models and the theory of planned behavior were tested on a sample of 100 students from undergraduate students who are following business management related degrees at the University of Colombo Sri Lanka. The result showed that the theory of planned behavior, not tracking models or demographics determined employment choice intentions.

 

Keywords:  Entrepreneurial Intention, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Demographics

 

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Author Biography

B. Nishantha, Faculty of Management & Finance University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Faculty of Management & Finance

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Published

2012-12-21

Issue

Vol. 4 (2007): Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Business Management

Section

Articles