The impact of entrepreneurial skills toward business start-up intention: The case study of UTeM students

Un, Soo Fui (2023) The impact of entrepreneurial skills toward business start-up intention: The case study of UTeM students. Project Report. Melaka, Malaysia, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka. (Submitted)

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Abstract

It has been providing entrepreneurship education to university students for many years. This researchwas made to identify the impact of entrepreneurial skills toward business start-up intention and is the case study of UTeM students. Its findings will show whether the impact of entrepreneurial skills and family support affects the business start-up intentions of UTeM students. This study includes the impact and the greatest impact of entrepreneurial skills and family support on business start-up intention among UTeM students as well as the relationship between the impact of entrepreneurial skills, family support, and business start-up intention among UTeM students. The primary data were collected from a sample size of 370 UTeM students. While the secondary data were used for the literature review, and the proposed research framework was derived from Shapero’s Entrepreneurial Event Model (SEE). The research method in this study is quantitative methods and the data were collected on the Five-point Likert Scale. Cronbach's Alpha was used to assure the test's reliability. The hypotheses and the strength of the association between the variables were tested using Pearson's Correlation and multiple regression analyses. The findings showed the socio-demographic characteristic of the program, and the business-related course has a significant relationship toward business start-up intention. In addition, the result shows that family support has the greatest impact toward business start-up intention among UTeM students. Furthermore, the result also shows, there is a positive relationship between independent variables (communication skills, leadership, creativity, innovation, and family support) and dependent variables (business start-up intention) and no significant relationship between leadership and business start-up intention. Finally, this research should help education to enhance the younger generation's business start-up intention.

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