Entrepreneurial Attributes and Venture Creation among Undergraduate Students of Selected Universities in Southwest, Nigeria

Augustina E. Dada (), Omotayo A. Adegbuyi and Mercy E. Ogbari
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Augustina E. Dada: Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota 12104, Nigeria
Omotayo A. Adegbuyi: Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota 12104, Nigeria
Mercy E. Ogbari: Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota 12104, Nigeria

Administrative Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: This study examined the effect of entrepreneurial attributes on venture creation among undergraduate students of selected universities in Southwest, Nigeria. The study measures the presence of entrepreneurial attributes (creativity, critical thinking, risk taking, leadership skills and resilience) among undergraduate students of selected public and private universities in Southwest, Nigeria. A total of 751 copies of questionnaires were distributed and 616 copies were returned and deemed suitable for analysis. A structural equation model (PLS 3.0) was used for the analysis. The result showed that entrepreneurial attributes contribute more to business opportunity identification, business planning and business startups. This implies that universities in Nigeria should develop these attributes (creativity, critical thinking, risk taking, leadership skills and resilience) through entrepreneurship education to reduce the rate of graduate unemployment in Nigeria.

Keywords: business startup; entrepreneurial attributes; entrepreneurship education; sustainable entrepreneurship; venture creation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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