The influence of personality traits and demographic factors on agro-entrepreneurship education among graduates

The influence of personality traits and demographic factors on agro-entrepreneurship education among graduates. International Conference on Innovation, Management and Service, 14: 62. pp. 343-347. ISSN 2010-4626 (2011)



Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Basic Student Entrepreneurial Program(BSEP) among the local university graduates who has undergone the training program in agro-entrepreneurshipdevelopment. One thousand and five (1005) respondents who have participated in BSEP were interviewed with astructural questionnaire to gather information on their attitudes toward the effectiveness of BSEP and intention to become an agro-entrepreneur. The results show that participants agreed on the effectiveness of BSEP in developing graduates intention to becoming an agro-entrepreneur. The logit model was used to estimate and determine the relationship between certain variables namely; presence of entrepreneurs in the individual’s family (an entrepreneurial role model), gender, area of origin, educational background and state of origin (East Coast and West Coast) and the perception on effectiveness of BSEP. The results of Logit test of independence shows that the four (4) tested variables are significant at 0.1 significant levels. These variables are; presence of entrepreneurs in the individual’s family (an entrepreneurial role model), educational background, state of origin (East Coast and West Coast)

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Entrepreneur, Graduates,, Intention,, Logit
Taxonomy: By Subject > Entrepreneurship > Business Fundamentals
Local Content Hub: Subjects > Entrepreneurship
Depositing User: Mohd Fadhli Samsudin
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2021 09:22
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2021 09:22
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